as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
"enough food to feed a whole army" is a common example of hyperbole
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Recent Examples of hyperbole
This is neither hypothetical nor hyperbole.
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Brooks observes that the current hyperbole around LLMs is the direct product of such deceptive or delusional magical thinking.
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
This isn't hyperbole, that really was my experience.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Books built on hyperbole seem to bring out the worst in me.
—Deborah Blum, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Brooks observes that the current hyperbole around LLMs is the direct product of such deceptive or delusional magical thinking.
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
This isn't hyperbole, that really was my experience.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Books built on hyperbole seem to bring out the worst in me.
—Deborah Blum, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hyperbole
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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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