exaggerate

"But its expanding uses also reveal how people are responding to that impulse. Some embrace it. Some exaggerate it for laughs. Others subvert it entirely to describe stepping back from the relentless pursuit of more."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

These figures do not exaggerate the amount of needed borrowing: They understate it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 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

“The thing is, Eric does exaggerate a bit.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 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

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

The dynamics, and the exaggerated contrast between the high and light and the lower and darker, make all the difference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Micron stock has struggled, but fears of memory-chip competition might be exaggerated.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Brydon has also finished filming a new episode of The Trip with fellow actor and comedian Steve Coogan, where they play exaggerated versions of themselves.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

These are not exaggerated or unscientific guesses, but rather the result of years of caregiver research by AARP.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Today in his apathy John stared at them, not seeing; he began to dust them with the exaggerated care of the profoundly preoccupied.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

“We have record high businesses that have gone out of business, bankruptcies, businesses that are leaving, family bankruptcies are at an all-time high,” Drazan said, exaggerating some.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

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

She had been delighted to see her brother again, but that did not prevent her from exaggerating her feelings to avoid her sister’s accusing question.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan