overstates
- present tense form of overstate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The EPA fuel economy figure of 12 mpg, combined, hilariously overstates mileage in my real-world driving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Miran believes inflation data overstates underlying price pressures, reflecting outdated measures rather than current economic conditions.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
Even this low number overstates the risk, since the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index historically has outperformed a portfolio containing all high-yielding stocks.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
Nancy Vanden Houten, a lead US economist at Oxford Economics, cautioned that the jump in new home sales in August "likely overstates any improvement in housing activity".
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
It also overstates the importance of rare geniuses, such as Watt and Edison.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
