exaggerate
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
has been exaggerating
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present perfect progressiveof exaggerate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Musk is known to over-promise, and has been exaggerating the abilities of his autonomous tech for nearly a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Someone has been exaggerating or even playing up the so-called tension in the South China Sea,” Wang said.
From Washington Post
A typical moral issue that they are asked to solve: Your boss has been exaggerating the results of your department.
From Time Magazine Archive
