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hyperbolic

[hahy-per-bol-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk /




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The technology is gaining popularity in the U.S. as a potential way to boost workouts, though critics say the marketing of EMS is often hyperbolic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In Baudrillard’s deliberately hyperbolic phrase, “They did it, but we wished for it.”

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

It also applies to hyperbolic geometries, which are commonly used in theoretical physics and modern models of spacetime.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Government scientists found Schuchard’s prose hyperbolic, but the public ate it up.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

What he thought was a hyperbolic exaggeration would come true all too soon.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman