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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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Many private-credit fund managers say they believe that fears about software loans are overblown and that they feel good about the quality of their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

However, some on Wall Street believe these concerns are overblown, and represent a contagion of fear.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Respectable people do not become painters: only overblown, pretentious, theatrical people.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood