sensationalize
verb (used with object)
to make sensational.
have sensationalized
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present perfectof sensationalize.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 answer is that the media have sensationalized a criminal event beyond all reason.
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