overblown
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Overblown dance numbers and an arena packed with half-invested audience members were not an option, and we learned that such an intimate setting was for the better.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023
Overblown, with hooks for days, Mr. Steinman’s songs have made two generations of teenagers feel nostalgic for a youth they were still experiencing.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019
Overblown rhetoric is actually a warning sign, he says, a sort of “the lady doth protest too much” indication that the speaker is worried, big time.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2013
Overblown Symptoms These days, the doctors diagnosing American decline tend to focus on two types of disease.
From Time • Mar. 3, 2011
Overblown publicity claimed: "For the very first time the spiritual-symbolic leaders of 2.7 billion people are coming to the United States."
From Time Magazine Archive
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