exaggeration
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"It is no exaggeration to call this extreme heat a 'disaster' with many people being rushed to hospitals or even dying as a result of heatstroke," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The word "rot" is clearly an exaggeration, but new research suggests that heavy television viewing may still have meaningful consequences for brain health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
It is not an exaggeration to say this era could be remembered for the crimes against cricket committed in Australia, even if England do regain the Ashes on home soil next summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
In “Anomalisa,” Noonan was credited with playing “Everyone Else” — and that wasn’t an exaggeration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
It is no exaggeration to say that my whole family was about to get a wake-up call from hell.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
It was one of several exaggerations throughout the wide-ranging interview.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
"When I used to give a demo, I used to get so excited. I was like a kid," Molyneux admits of some of his past exaggerations.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Owens’ story is backed by innuendo, exaggerations, outright falsehoods, and, in several instances, messages delivered through Owens’ own dreams.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Such exaggerations of scale—both up and down, but mostly up—are a key dynamic in the V&R vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
To be sure, some researchers have vigorously attacked the new findings as wild exaggerations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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