1
: excessively large in girth : portly
2
: inflated
overblown claims
overblown rhetoric
also
: pretentious
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Adjective (2)
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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Charlotte Kramon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Roy Houseman, legislative director at United Steelworkers, said complaints about cost increases are overblown.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Supporters of the California tax say those fears are overblown.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
News reports suggesting Latinos were critical to Trump’s 2024 victory were, in our view, overblown.
—Gary M. Segura, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Roy Houseman, legislative director at United Steelworkers, said complaints about cost increases are overblown.
—Charlotte Kramon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Roy Houseman, legislative director at United Steelworkers, said complaints about cost increases are overblown.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Supporters of the California tax say those fears are overblown.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
News reports suggesting Latinos were critical to Trump’s 2024 victory were, in our view, overblown.
—Gary M. Segura, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overblown
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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