overpromise
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Most media acquisitions overpromise synergies, underdeliver creativity and destroy capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Swinney has to try and inspire his followers on the independence question, but he also doesn't want to overpromise.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
In some cases, he has found, “they overpromise the likely results of these trials and create false hope.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023
At the same time, he says, “in science, it’s good to play a bit of devil’s advocate” rather than overpromise a result that turns out to be incorrect.
From Scientific American • May 11, 2023
The “cubic fit” curve was a similar overpromise.
From Slate • May 26, 2021
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