exaggerate
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they were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains
represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
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he has a tendency to 'exaggerate' his role
she was apt to 'exaggerate' any aches and pains
they were apt to 'exaggerate' any aches and pains
her plump thighs, 'exaggerated' hips, and minuscule waist
Once upon a time, the reference check offered reliable protection against serial 'exaggerators' and smooth talkers.
Furthermore, there are no legal penalties for taking a false or 'exaggerated' claim to court.
When politeness is all we have connecting us to others, incivility takes on an 'exaggerated' significance.
You'll all be happy to know that I escaped my self-made prison without too much trouble, although I nearly slipped and fell when I tried to make an 'exaggeratedly' large step well over the possible height of any of my candles.
Once the rain hits, it's clearly time for that 'exaggerated' song and dance sequence.
It's an 'exaggerated' intensity of feeling invested in something which doesn't finally matter.
Sitting in the office where he has been busily preparing to lead election-night coverage, he is clearly fired up by an otherwise uninspiring campaign, chuckling, giggling, contriving 'exaggeratedly' actorish expressions.
One stands splaying all his limbs around me in an 'exaggerated' way.
And, in this case, it is based on exaggerated assumptions and 'exaggerated' statements.
We in the West have done far more than the Russians to publicise the fact that our children embody all of our 'exaggerated' fears today.
Increased insurance premiums, because of the 'exaggerated' number of personal injury claims every year.
But as the content largely involves the lads pushing each other into the water or squabbling 'exaggeratedly' about who should have come first, it doesn't really matter.
But the fact that he's a serial 'exaggerator' is exactly why this story should receive attention, not why it should be shrugged off.
I read to them every night in great detail and in 'exaggerated' voices.
No one dragged their rivals to the court; there were very few 'exaggerated' claims.
After returning across the bridge, she shed her veils, 'exaggeratedly' made-up her face and disappeared among the pedestrians travelling south along the waterfront.
He looked around the library in an 'exaggerative' manner, just to make sure no one was looking and then gestured with his fingers telling Opal to come closer.
You have an overly 'exaggerative' imagination.
‘Yeah,’ Jessica said with another laugh at how over 'exaggerative' Billy sounded.
The notorious 'exaggerator' , in fact, put down just about everyone who was not German blue blood or to the manor born.
But the eccentricity of his performances, some of which seem wilfully perverse, with their mannered phrasing and 'exaggeratedly' slow or fast tempos, was less easy to take.
This can lead to 'exaggerated' food portions or over consumption of calories.
Experts say it's an 'exaggerated' figure and don't want to even visualise such a situation.
Footballers here are less inclined to tumble over in an 'exaggerated' fashion or writhe around feigning injury.
And so, with 'exaggerated' care, you end up tip-toeing naked across the soggy floor.
I must admit even though I am on the receiving end of all this 'exaggerative' policing, I am grateful for the sense of safety it promotes.
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