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Exaggeration Overstatement Crossword Clue

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noun

• extravagant exaggeration

40%10 Marked by extravagant exaggeration or overstatement
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31%12Overstatement
noun

• extravagant exaggeration

• the act of making something more noticeable than usual

• making to seem more important than it really is

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