exaggerate
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Synonyms
color, elaborate (on), embellish, embroider, hyperbolize, magnify, pad, stretch
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Your teenage years can be a rollercoaster of emotions and that's without exaggerating. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "15 Facts About Teen Pregnancy You Need to Know," 21 Aug. 2019 The departure led President Donald Trump to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, who withdrew after Democrats and some Republicans raised questions about whether the Texas congressman exaggerated his work as a federal prosecutor of terrorism cases. — Editors, USA TODAY, "Woodstock 50th anniversary, Philadelphia shooting, Dominican Republic resort closes: 5 things to know Thursday," 15 Aug. 2019 Mainstream pop culture has a history of shunning thick black women: Missy was out here exaggerating her figure in her introduction to most of the world. — Brian Josephs, Billboard, "Every Missy Elliott Music Video, Ranked," 14 Aug. 2019 But interviews and documents show the company has often exaggerated its tools’ abilities and has kept outside experts from reviewing its methodology. — New York Times, "This High-Tech Solution to Disaster Response May Be Too Good to Be True," 9 Aug. 2019 Many commentators wildly exaggerate how fast driverless cars will put taxis out of business, or that doctors will be replaced by AI diagnostics. — Geoff Mulgan, Quartz at Work, "We need to retrain workers—not rescrew them," 23 July 2019 Pin Lim, 44, who was born and raised in Singapore, plays Bun Foo, a role that is often portrayed by white actors who exaggerate its potential for a cartoonish stereotype. — Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, "Asian-American actor helps update Texas City ‘Millie’ show," 10 July 2019 Roby said media coverage tends to exaggerate the level of hostility in Congress. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "Martha Roby sheds no new light on decision to retire from Congress," 14 Aug. 2019 The behaviors exaggerate what animals would do in nature, including hunting and roaming over vast territories. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, "What Science Says About Why You're Stressed and How to Cope," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exaggerate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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