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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

These two categories often gyrate up and down and exaggerate changes in GDP.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

There was desperation in all she said, an emptiness at its core, or something excluded or unnamed that made her talk faster, and exaggerate with less conviction.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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 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

The self-proclaimed "Chief Troll Officer" often exaggerates in an ambiguous way, unclear if he's being sincere or ironic.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

He exaggerates the word “theater” so that it sounds like thee-a-tah.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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

But he told the BBC that enhanced graphics and lighting capabilities unintentionally exaggerated the already-spooky Skulltula House and its potential to strike fear into players.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Riedels and Mericle find numerous ways in which these extra costs have been miscaptured or exaggerated and conclude that “most of the 20 basis points contribution to core PCE from this category reflects mismeasurement.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Hudson’s was harsher and always sounded exaggerated, even when it was real.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Some computer models are accused of exaggerating the significance of their findings, with the human researchers that oversee them then believing some of the claims without enough scepticism.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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

The allegations in these indictments apparently are that they went beyond exaggerating the threats and actually supported these organizations to make them bigger threats so they could then monitor them or do whatever they did.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Given the prevalence of such changes, though, others are likely exaggerating their experience, he said: “A lot of it looks like AI washing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I’m not exaggerating when I say this, but my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio


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