sensationalize
verb (used with object)
to make sensational.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Museum officials deny that they are sensationalizing the mob experience to sell tickets, which cost up to $18 each.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2012