exaggerate

They say AI firms exaggerate the tech's abilities to boost their prominence or profit.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

In climate data, "noise" refers to short-erm temperature changes that can temporarily hide or exaggerate the underlying trend.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Several insurers have filed racketeering lawsuits against Liakas for allegedly conspiring with doctors to fabricate and exaggerate injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

“No, sir. Ah, I would say, sir, judging from what 1 heard, that General Hill thinks that, ah, Pettigrew is not a professional and tends to be overexcited and perhaps to exaggerate a bit.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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 overwhelming dominance of the S&P 500, where the top 10 stocks in the market comprise around 40% of its market value, and crucially a third of its collective earnings, exaggerates the ongoing pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

But really, he’s a cringe comedian who exaggerates his anxieties like a tragic clown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

He exaggerates the difficulty of being a student, but his exaggeration reveals a general predicament.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

There are few who will argue instead that the glass is half full and that many of the weaknesses attributed to Europe are exaggerated; Blom is one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

That FBI's public service announcement, external described ShinyHunters as "threat actors" who often "use their real or exaggerated claims of access to sensitive or personal information to prompt payment from victims".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Second, as others have noted, the claim is exaggerated at best.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s an idea that simply to get through the day we are playing a role of sorts, tuning our conversations to please others, or presenting exaggerated, false or tidied-up versions of ourselves on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

He stood watching life proceed at an exaggerated rate outside the shimmering corona.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

What I was saying before is that they were exaggerating the threat.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

We got in, the car lurched forward and, I’m not exaggerating, less than a block later, the driver stopped the car, jumped out and opened my door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

However, he said he had started to become increasingly concerned the company may be "exaggerating" claims.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

And it didn’t take much listening to tell he was lying, or at least doing some real good exaggerating, just like I do!

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis