exaggerate
Example Sentences
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The suspects are accused of having made claims for land they did not own and exaggerating the numbers of livestock on farms.
From Barron's
About 250 are still reportedly missing, though state officials have said this number is exaggerated.
From BBC
It would be difficult to exaggerate Europe’s outrage at the proposal.
MPs have demanded police give a fuller account of allegedly exaggerated intelligence that led to a decision to ban Israeli fans from their club's match against Aston Villa.
From BBC
To borrow from Mark Twain: “Reports of the death of the carry trade were greatly exaggerated… for decades.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
