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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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Nonetheless, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that media reports have exaggerated the level of resistance among member states to inviting Ukraine into NATO.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Read the cues in your landscape that call for masses and voids, and let the shrubs exaggerate, shroud, and play with the existing space.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The scene suggests that Alcala exaggerated his role at the newspaper to gain access to his subjects.
—Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
New advances sometimes exaggerate inequities before helping reduce them.
—Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Read the cues in your landscape that call for masses and voids, and let the shrubs exaggerate, shroud, and play with the existing space.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The scene suggests that Alcala exaggerated his role at the newspaper to gain access to his subjects.
—Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
New advances sometimes exaggerate inequities before helping reduce them.
—Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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This investment will be spread out among updates to laser projectors, immersive sound systems and seating updates, as well as enhancing concession offerings and adding family entertainment options like bowling and arcades.Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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This personalization can significantly enhance the overall retirement planning experience for federal employees.Rick Harbus, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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That has added some intrigue to the race in its last few weeks, though analysts are cautious not to overstate their ratings.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The polls were correct that Joe Biden would win, but 93 percent of them overstated his lead.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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Passive noise canceling uses the physical design of headphones, such as ear padding or tight-fitting earbuds, to block external sound by creating a seal around the ears.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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This fall, one of the larger houses along the lane has been turned into a bar for enjoying a nightcap as the forest settles into dusk, and before guests pad off to bed.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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To walk the fine line between adding more mainline pilot jobs with the additional passenger traffic flown in by the regionals, and not losing jobs by overdoing the use of less-expensive regional pilots, the mainline unions added some speed bumps.Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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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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Thunderstorms in central parts of the country From southeast Texas, including Houston, stretching through the lower Mississippi Valley, including parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Tuesday, Pastelok said.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Move around: On long flights, get up and stretch or walk up and down the aisle to keep your circulation moving.Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Many of the interiors within this volume are exclusive to its pages and celebrate the firm’s expert eye, appealing to color, texture, and client preference in the most unexpected niches.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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Because the trick with coloring outside of the lines is to still have to have a sense of the picture at the core.Christian Davies FCSD, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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And although the comparison is in many ways overdrawn, the frequency with which it is voiced speaks to the Polish public’s sense of the historic weight of the present moment.Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
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Rather than a surplus, which the U.K. doesn’t have, the fund is financed by money borrowed by a government that is heavily overdrawn on its current account to facilitate state investments.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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