overstated
Example Sentences
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Struyven acknowledges some of the more alarmist calls on oil are probably overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the prosecutors say this was "overstated", arguing her conditions would improve over time, especially as her notoriety faded.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We think both things are true, in part, but should not be dramatically overstated at this point."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The magnetic pull of RØZ — whose stage name is pronounced like the second syllable in “arroz” — cannot be overstated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some naturalists think the population may have been overstated by as much as 20 percent, which means that the moose aren’t being so much culled as slaughtered.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
