overblown

Example Sentences

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While Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney acknowledged the risk from the rulings, he thinks the panic is overblown.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Travel giant Expedia has been hurt on fears that chatbots will replace travel agents, a concern that she thinks is overblown.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Off to the side is the garden—a bit of an overblown name for it, since it’s mostly large, uneven rocks surrounded by pale-green shrubs, the color of eucalyptus.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed