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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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I’m not exaggerating when I say this happens every single time we go to the movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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

We got in, the car lurched forward and, I’m not exaggerating, less than a block later, the driver stopped the car, jumped out and opened my door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Arday is facing accusations of fabricating or exaggerating elements of his CV.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

It wouldn’t have been exaggerating to say that Patria Mercedes had been struck dumb in the devil’s den.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez