overstate
verb (used with object)
to state too strongly; exaggerate.
has overstated
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present perfectof overstate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Customer complaints have been piling up, including a lawsuit filed in federal court last month claiming that Musk has overstated the technology’s capabilities.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2023
But the company has overstated its success on big platforms, as well as the strength of its relationship with them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
Some scientists argue that Croce has overstated his expansive claims for the therapeutic promise of his work, and that his laboratory is focused more on churning out papers than on carefully assessing its experimental data.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2017
In that book and elsewhere, Duckworth has overstated the predictive value of grit; now Lehrer makes similar, exaggerated claims.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2016
"Does it occur to you that such has been the case, that she has overstated it?" counter-questioned Monsieur de Garnache.
From Saint Martin's Summer by Rafael Sabatini
