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exaggerating

  • present participle
    of exaggerate.
    exaggerate
    verb (used with object)
    to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.

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“We have record high businesses that have gone out of business, bankruptcies, businesses that are leaving, family bankruptcies are at an all-time high,” Drazan said, exaggerating some.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Lamnisos added it wasn't exaggerating to say that "life-saving health information isn't getting to the people who need it most".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The whole time I was talking, Mrs. Abbott cocked her head to the side and back a bit as if she was trying to see whether I was telling the truth about Jennifer or exaggerating.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English