exaggerate
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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
He may exaggerate about the toothaches, but the city routinely deploys firefighting crews to respond to 911 medical calls that could be handled by emergency medical technicians at much lower cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
This structure could exaggerate overtime claims relative to expectations in two ways.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
It is hard to exaggerate the importance of its arrival and adoption as a standard across the industrialised world.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 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
But really, he’s a cringe comedian who exaggerates his anxieties like a tragic clown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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
Reports of his retirement had been greatly exaggerated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Reports of his end have been greatly exaggerated: “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court’s opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fairest answer is that he was partly right, for reasons he did not fully understand, and he exaggerated the promise.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Reports of the book’s obsolescence were already exaggerated.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mrs. Danvers had not exaggerated that first evening.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Conductors love to play “Pulcinella” for goofy laughs, exaggerating trombone glissandi and the like, relishing guffaws from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
However, he said he had started to become increasingly concerned the company may be "exaggerating" claims.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Roy knew that Garrett was famous for exaggerating.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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