overstate
verb (used with object)
to state too strongly; exaggerate.
have overstated
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present perfectof overstate.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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The company completed the restatement of past financial reports that were found to have overstated revenue and labeled as “unreliable” earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
Intended as a rebuttal to his girlfriend’s desire for both a deeper and more public relationship, Bankman-Fried’s memo to Ellison might conceivably have overstated his characterological deficits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
In 2020, the company was found to have overstated the value of its stock by £58m.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2022
The firms don’t sponsor work visas for the Arabic teams, limiting the pool to local hires in precarious conditions — mostly Moroccans who seem to have overstated their linguistic capabilities.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
I have overstated the case if you imagine your husband is an invalid.
From The Dark Tower by J. H. Gardner Soper
