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exaggeratedly



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Male wolf spiders are especially vulnerable to birds when they try to woo a mate with a flashy display, which involves drumming their exaggeratedly furry front legs on the leaves in front of them.

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2024

She’s crouching by the side of my tub, gripping the edge, her eyes locked with mine and breathing exaggeratedly in sync with me — as if coaching me to give birth.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2023

Drag is the art of dressing and acting exaggeratedly as another gender, usually for entertainment such as comedy, singing, dancing, lip-syncing or all of the above.

From Seattle Times Oct. 29, 2022

After exaggeratedly dragging his feet over to a gaggle of dudes sitting courtside, he slapped them five, sat on the divider, then tossed his hands up and fell into the crowd with drama.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2022

“Money,” he said, moving his lips exaggeratedly as if talking to a lip reader.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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