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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
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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
  • Raad found images on Reddit posted by braggadocious soldiers from around the world, and then exaggerated the size and changed the color of their inscriptions.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly framed settler violence in the West Bank as the work of a few dozen fringe youths and said its scale has been exaggerated.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • Banijay was in Cannes last week unveiling its new look business following the All3 merger, which saw Banijay Group and RedBird IMI talking 50% stakes in an enlarged business that is now the largest independent producer in the world.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Each lancet carries a flexible valve that moves within an enlarged chamber, or bulb, where venom collects before being expelled.
    — Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Their ensuing correspondence with the department began politely but devolved into threats and demands emphasized in italic type.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers emphasized that expanding underground CO₂ storage will be essential to meet international climate goals.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 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
  • Global energy outlook Executives from both firms stressed the project’s engineering demands.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Sheeran subsequently stressed that the decision to remove Macklemore was not his, writing that it had been made by the promoter and venues.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of stressed
Adjective
  • TopDesign Puffer Tote Bag The TopDesign machine-washable bag has nine pockets, including a padded laptop sleeve, quick-access slots, and a matching makeup pouch.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The bar locks the padded restraint into place over the rider’s lap and upper legs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 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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