exaggerators

noun

plural of exaggerator
as in liars

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  1. liars
  2. fabulists
  3. fabricators
  4. storytellers
Noun
  • The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of liars
Noun
  • Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Definition of fabulists
Noun
  • Since June, over 130 artists, fabricators, and volunteers have worked on the project at Seaport Studios in Richmond, California.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then there are fraudsters, compulsive fabricators, and people who misrepresent themselves in major ways.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of fabricators
Noun
  • Maxscene exists to be that same source of belief for the next generation of storytellers.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The festival has long been a launch pad for Black filmmakers and storytellers and provides opportunities for master classes, networking and independent film screenings.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of storytellers
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