overemphasize
Example Sentences
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“I think the authors overemphasize the evolutionary significance of their work,” says Robert Blankenship, an emeritus biochemist at Washington University in St. Louis.
From Science Magazine
As a nation, we overemphasize public education’s role in training students to become “successful”—defined in economic terms—and neglect creating a society of informed citizens with critical thinking and reasoning skills.
From Scientific American
Early on, there seemed to be cautious if not calculated reticence to overemphasize the in-game results.
From Seattle Times
He felt protective early on, when the media was overemphasizing where he is from with headlines like “... from South Central to stardom.”
From Los Angeles Times
And they say industry is overemphasizing the country’s reliance on it.
From Washington Post
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