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as in to enhance
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures
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as in to overstate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam
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Recent Examples of exaggerate
If Reilly is right, Trump wouldn’t be the first world leader to exaggerate his accomplishments on the links.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Trying To Make Your Partner Jealous Some individuals might respond to jealousy by trying to trigger it in their partner—flirting with others, bringing up past relationships or exaggerating attention from someone else.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Even the mayor of El Paso suggested the claims were exaggerated after the gang was linked to criminal activity at the Gateway Hotel in downtown El Paso, which ultimately had to shut down due to criminal activity.
—Brooke Taylor, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
In the press and on social media, Simmons has also exaggerated the potential of technology to slash livestock emissions.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Trying To Make Your Partner Jealous Some individuals might respond to jealousy by trying to trigger it in their partner—flirting with others, bringing up past relationships or exaggerating attention from someone else.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Even the mayor of El Paso suggested the claims were exaggerated after the gang was linked to criminal activity at the Gateway Hotel in downtown El Paso, which ultimately had to shut down due to criminal activity.
—Brooke Taylor, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
In the press and on social media, Simmons has also exaggerated the potential of technology to slash livestock emissions.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
Verb
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Another company, Thyssenkrupp, then processed the recycled titanium to enhance its machining and deformation characteristics.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Knights hope to elevate veteran pass-rushing group The Knights have several starters returning to balance a talented group that should enhance the team’s pass rushing abilities.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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But he’s also repeatedly overstated vaccines’ risks and declined to directly urge parents to vaccinate their children.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Its impact, particularly in some areas, is hard to overstate.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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Helping to pad the time, Booker has been reading articles, poems, court documents, personal testimonies, and think-tank pieces.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Colleges are seeking applicants who demonstrate curiosity, vulnerability, and self-awareness—qualities that can't be manufactured or padded on a resume.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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So why is overdoing alcohol consumption particularly harmful to bones?—
Holly Carter,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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It’s never recommended to take mega doses of any supplement or overdo it with specific spices that aren’t necessarily associated with physical effects—and that goes for turmeric and ginger.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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The filthy talk of collusion, of course hyperbolized by Unsocial Media, again is crawling out of the swamp.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2023
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Yet the internet — the same force that has increased awareness of social-justice movements — has hyperbolized all entreaties to our fragmented attention spans.—
Lauren Oyler,
New York Times,
8 May 2018
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Footage shared on social media showed Rabie lying on a hospital bed, covered in large cuts and bruises that stretched along his arms, back and feet.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlook for Wednesday confirms an enhanced risk area stretching from extreme northeast Texas and northern Louisiana through Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and into Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and western Ohio.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The rest of the blocks should be colored differently than these 10.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kate and her 10-year-old son, Gaige, spent the night coloring and watching a movie while her daughters — Skylar, 14, and Allyson, 12 — were playing in their own room.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, Chase Bank reached out to the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation to say that Arroyo’s trust account was overdrawn, which shouldn’t happen since it is designed only to hold clients’ money.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2025
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There were two bank accounts visibly associated with the company, one of which contained $0.84 and the other overdrawn by almost AUD$88,000.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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