exaggeration
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My general note is particular to the genre: Comedy works best when exaggeration arises the way it does in nature, as a fact of personality rather than as a calculated theatrical effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The word "rot" is clearly an exaggeration, but new research suggests that heavy television viewing may still have meaningful consequences for brain health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
It is not an exaggeration to say this era could be remembered for the crimes against cricket committed in Australia, even if England do regain the Ashes on home soil next summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Kristina Kausch, a researcher at the German Marshall Fund, said it would be an exaggeration to speak of the end of the alliance.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
One estimate, certainly an exaggeration, put the toll at two hundred.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
More important, we should be wary of the vast chasm between the frenzied exaggerations of the media that attend this case and its actual significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
“This civil lawsuit based upon 30-plus-year-old allegations is filled with scurrilous lies, exaggerations and misrepresentations regarding Linda McMahon,” she said.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
But the firm rejected reports about the extent of the damage caused by the unnamed individual, saying they "contain some exaggerations and inaccuracies".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
At once, Penelope wondered if her well- intended exaggerations might have been unwise.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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