overblown
Example Sentences
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I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Worries about risks from AI-driven disruption are overblown, the note adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
He also argued that fears about private credit concerns in the banking sector are overblown.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
It was noisier than ever before, talk, talk, talk, friends sharing the news, overblown laughter, strong-lunged farmers bellowing their wares.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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