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verb

past tense of overstate
as in exaggerated
to describe or express in too strong terms it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!

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Recent Examples of overstated
Verb
Immigrants’ impact on the nation’s health care system can be overstated in heated political rhetoric. Paula Andalo / Kff Health News and, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 The Thomas Elias column that posted online March 4 and ran March 7 in the Bay Area News Group’s print weeklies incorrectly overstated what could be built under two different California housing laws. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025 Even Lynch’s prowess as a world-beating stock-picker was overstated. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025 There is reason to believe, however, that the economic benefits of golden visas programs are overstated. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2025 A lot of the noise was dramatically overstated. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 However, critics argue that the cost-saving claims are overstated and that many of the budget cuts have created inefficiencies rather than improvements. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 In some cases, the amount of money the group has claimed to cut has been overstated. Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Princess Charlotte has been described as the richest child in the world with a net worth in the billions—but in reality these figures are wildly overstated. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstated
Adjective
  • Funny and sad, exaggerated and honest, Youssef and Brady’s series offers escape and catharsis, all at the same time.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Melodrama gets a bad rap for being too exaggerated, and over-the-top but outrageous circumstances beget heightened emotions.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Beijing has said those concerns are overblown and that the rise of its high-tech industries is due to its comparative advantages and benefits the world.
    Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But new research reevaluating one of the only rigorous studies testing that hypothesis suggests those conclusions were probably overblown.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the issue of high prescription costs has long been a personal crusade for Cuban, who launched his own company, Cost Plus Drugs, in 2022 to tackle inflated prices through direct-to-consumer transparency.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • And the excess purchasing power caused by excess (untaxed) wealth distorts markets, leading to inflated prices for ordinary people.
    Made by History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Brown, meanwhile, turned heads in an Annie's Ibiza metallic embroidered gown featuring a corset bodice and dramatic mermaid train.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Needless to say, Sabyasachi is a big proponent of a daring wardrobe, whether that means ditching the LBD cocktail standard for a fanciful embroidered look or setting a table with unexpected creative bravado.
    Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022

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“Overstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstated. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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