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hyperbole

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It’s a one-man show that I can say without hyperbole is the best work he ever did.

He did not indicate whether his statement was intended as a joke or hyperbole in its original context.

From Salon

"Rowling's critics claim she is transphobic, the greatest sin of our time, and use the usual tedious hyperbole to demonise her," Boyne wrote.

From BBC

The missives have largely mimicked the president’s own social media patois, with hyperbole, petty insults and a heavy reliance on the “caps lock” key.

Bush, also under the guise of law and order — and our current circumstances is that in this instance, the notion of war isn’t just hyperbole.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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