exaggerate

And I think it was interesting to try and find levels to it and to have the audience come with you, but not dramatize or exaggerate an emotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The WHO commission’s unstandardized figures exaggerate the problem more than 50-fold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Up-and-down oil prices can temporarily exaggerate underlying trends in inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

Adding to the confusion is a recent University of Michigan study suggesting that the gloves worn by researchers may exaggerate results.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026

I don’t want to exaggerate, but the SnowCap Melter was the greatest thing anyone has ever eaten in the history of the world.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

Divided by competing urges to “join in and stand out,” the dandy exaggerates style to the point of satire and social impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Tech’s dominance in the S&P 500, with the top 10 stocks comprising 40% of market value, exaggerates the current pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Musk often exaggerates the abilities of the so-called Full Self-Driving mode available in Teslas, which cannot function without a human driver present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

He exaggerates his movements, lifting his feet like he is stepping onto a stage.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Oscar De Mello, who helps run The Shed in Bristol which uses MoCap technology, said being one of those performers was a unique skillset, often having to use bigger, more exaggerated movements.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Some of his allegations were already known; others he gave no evidence for or exaggerated beyond recognition.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

As I reported in 2019, many of those arrangements turned out to be exaggerated or bogus, or predated Trump’s claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Pondering the future of the practice, he writes, “some health claims will prove exaggerated or unfounded—that’s the nature of science.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Anna May feigned offense, then tipped up her chin and said with exaggerated loftiness, “And actually, I was one of just three lantern holders.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"They've scored 60% of their goals that way," Klopp said of the Gunners - exaggerating for effect.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Prosecutors said that Milton made repeated statements exaggerating or misrepresenting the capabilities of the company and its products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

I am not exaggerating: composers of the second half of the nineteenth century really did believe that this was their role.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall