overstate
Example Sentences
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In his seminal work on the impact of automation on jobs, MIT economist David Autor noted the tendency of headlines to overstate the extent of job losses from new technology.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It is difficult to overstate the void Bale left.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The significance of this climbdown is hard to overstate.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026
Until that point, it’s almost impossible to overstate how far behind the Nordics the Americans were.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
It is difficult to overstate the importance of rice in North Korean culture.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
