as in caricature
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
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Recent Examples of exaggeration
In commercial comedies nowadays, humor mostly happens through dialog or slapstick or exaggerations.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
The exaggerations and falsehoods serve a strategic purpose.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The figure was later debunked as a wild exaggeration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Employees who are naturally inclined toward exaggeration will learn that drama doesn’t work in your environment.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
The exaggerations and falsehoods serve a strategic purpose.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The figure was later debunked as a wild exaggeration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Employees who are naturally inclined toward exaggeration will learn that drama doesn’t work in your environment.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggeration
Noun
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Season 3’s characters have begun to feel less like real people and more like caricatures at this point.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Nearby, on a soundstage, a black ribbon was wrapped around her caricature.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Please ignore the exaggerated political hyperbole and keep in mind her passion for helping others.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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That’s not hyperbole — literally no other RPGs blend humanism and sci-fi with philosophy, reflections on grief, and religious commentary the way Tetsuya Takahashi and his writers have for the last 30 years.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Smokey is shaped completely different and obviously his coloring is very unusual for a beagle.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The lab also analyzed food colorings and additives, which the new administration has said is a priority, per the New York Times.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Exaggeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggeration. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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