oversell

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As in his work on the Broadway revivals of “Les Misèrables” in 2014 and “Miss Saigon” in 2017, Connor seems to favor busy, murky, late-Reagan-era oversell, not necessarily inappropriate to those late-Reagan-era shows but lacking the delicacy necessary for much that came after.

From New York Times

I don’t want to oversell Biden’s immigration plan.

From Washington Post

I don’t want to oversell a plastic sink that sits over a toilet tank, but this ingenious, relatively low-cost device could help save the world.

From Los Angeles Times

Barclays' recent performance has been marred by a trading blunder that saw it agree a penalty of $361 million with U.S. regulators for what they described as "staggering" failures that led the bank to oversell nearly $18 billion worth of investment products.

From Reuters

Sam Hunter, 22, an outdoor educator in Ohio and fan of the show, said the fact that people on the show aren’t inherent believers themselves or trying to oversell their experiences appeals to him.

From Washington Post