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adjective

as in overstated

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verb

past tense of overemphasize
as in exaggerated
to treat (something) with more importance than is needed or proper The teacher tends to overemphasize the value of tests. The importance of a healthy diet cannot be overemphasized.

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Recent Examples of overemphasized
Verb
Get and Accept Support The benefits of support from not only your medical team but also loved ones during your cancer journey cannot be overemphasized. — Joy Emeh, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026 The honesty and objectivity of Stars and Stripes can’t be overemphasized. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026 The old name overemphasized the role of the ovary in this condition and did not describe how PMOS can affect many body systems. — Melanie Cree, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 Its importance, however, can be overstated and overemphasized by amateur scouting staffs. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 May 2026 The potential impacts of abusing nitrous oxide cannot be overemphasized. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 The report overemphasized the effect of ChatGPT. — Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 But ChatGPT sometimes overemphasized or underemphasized findings, and a small but significant number of responses indicated patients were more confused after reading the summaries, said Honce, who participated in the preprint study. — Kate Ruder, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The end of the post–Cold War era has exposed the shortcomings of this approach, which overemphasized collective self-defense commitments and neglected the deeper economic, technological, and strategic ties that are increasingly salient in modern geopolitics. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemphasized
  1. overstated
  2. exaggerated
  3. enlarged
  4. emphasized
  5. magnified
  6. stressed
  7. padded
  8. stretched
Adjective
  • Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
  • Some of it is deserved, some of it is a little overstated.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of overstated
Verb
  • But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela’s reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.
    — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela's reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • The ex-couple were again spotted together the following year at the funeral for Panettiere’s brother, Jansen, who died from an enlarged heart in February 2023.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • All3MI boss Louise Pedersen left, with Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne running the enlarged business.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Lisa is seeing what this experience could be for her, which only emphasized just how bad her current situation on RHOSLC is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley's wrapup of the recent World Robot Conference in Beijing emphasized a preference for leading parts makers, including Shuanghuan.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of emphasized
Adjective
  • Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of magnified
Verb
  • Speaking to the state Transportation Commission last week in San Diego, Kosup stressed that another reason for the fenders is that Navy ships have also gotten larger since the bridge opened.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The team also stressed that scientists’ microscopic measurements result in a global impact.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stressed
Adjective
  • The backpack is also designed with a padded laptop sleeve, several pockets, and a detachable pouch for storing valuables or toiletries.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The backpack should sit at waist level, fit snugly against the back, and be worn with both padded shoulder straps, not over one shoulder.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of padded
Adjective
  • This feed-in jumbo braid updo on Teyonah Parris is achieved by adding a lot of pre-stretched braiding hair when creating the cornrows.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • But the case shapes alone tell you Samsung isn’t treating the Wide as a stretched version of the Ultra.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of stretched

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