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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
exaggerate .
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Examples
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Fear within exaggerates the causes of fear without.
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I do not think the Professor's paraphrase exaggerates the spirit of the Senator's remarks.
Harry Reid just called Chief Justice John Roberts a liar. Ann Althouse 2009
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I think that there's -- sure, there are some differences, but that kind of exaggerates the difference, you know, way beyond where it actually is.
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I think that there's -- sure, there are some differences, but that kind of exaggerates the difference way beyond where it actually is.
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Why do you suppose the media, er, 'exaggerates' so much?
Conceptual Guerilla - Central Command in the War of Ideas 2009
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Our 2006 Faith Matters survey, however, shows that the defection rate among “Anglo” Catholics is twice as high as among Latino Catholics, so in that way Figure 5.2 exaggerates the decline in Catholic fealty in the recent decades.17
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The level of religious attendance reported in the Gallup surveys probably exaggerates the reality, especially in recent decades, when most other surveys show a gradual decline.18 Virtually all experts agree, however, that the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s was one of exceptional religious observance in America.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Trik got it right and Dreth exaggerates because he wishes he could enjoy the little things as much as I do.
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The commercial software industry also exaggerates its overhead and minimizes, say, marketing and profits.
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While the act of childbirth is an adventure in itself, Shaw exaggerates the metaphor and transcends it, all with a whimsical yet serious beat.
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