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exaggerate

[ig-zaj-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt /


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That said, I don’t want to exaggerate what’s happened to me so far.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Some even exaggerate corruption details and fabricate scandals to attract traffic,” the magazine said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

“I am sorry to say it, Constance,” Mr. Benedict said somberly, “but I did not exaggerate in the least. You are all in danger even as we speak.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

The bigger this ratio, the more extreme the moves can be as leverage exaggerates them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Donroe doctrine also exaggerates the importance of natural resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 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

Dr Simon Williams at Swansea University now thinks health authorities have to be clearer about the dangers of some infectious diseases, in the face of online misinformation which often exaggerates the small risk of vaccines.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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

Colombian deputy environment minister David Olarte Amaya, who is attending the summit, said the concerns about his country were exaggerated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, given very tight risk limits for hedge funds, when semis began to correct, forced de-risking exaggerated the drawdown.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

American experts who work with the Saudi military say stories of disgruntlement among the military are exaggerated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

But negative sentiment about the UK market - which was often exaggerated - had contributed to companies leaving in the past, she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Instead of returning the salute, Bull stopped the car completely and stared with visible truculence at the guard who held his salute as rigidly as some umpires who call strikes on batters with exaggerated formality.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Lamnisos added it wasn't exaggerating to say that "life-saving health information isn't getting to the people who need it most".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’m not exaggerating when I say this happens every single time we go to the movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

In a recent Visier survey of 1,000 U.S. workers, 48% admitted to exaggerating their AI usage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Lest these conclusions be misinterpreted, we should end this chapter with caveats against exaggerating two points: peoples’ readiness to accept better crops and livestock, and the constraints imposed by locally available wild plants and animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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