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exaggerates

  • present tense form of exaggerate (3rd person singular).

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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 overwhelming dominance of the S&P 500, where the top 10 stocks in the market comprise around 40% of its market value, and crucially a third of its collective earnings, exaggerates the ongoing pullback.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 2025

Musk often exaggerates the abilities of the so-called Full Self-Driving mode available in Teslas, which cannot function without a human driver present.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2025

He exaggerates the difficulty of being a student, but his exaggeration reveals a general predicament.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez