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• n  making to seem more important than it really is

• In the moment, it did not seem at all like an overstatement.
• That's an overstatement, but with holiday forecasts predicting flat to 1% sales growth according to Bain Co and Archstone Consulting respectively retailers are .
• This was hardly an overstatement.

• exaggeration
• magnification

• understatement

News & Articles

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• 5 things learned in Game 3 of the NBA Finals
  NBA GM’S ARE BAD: OK, that’s an overstatement. Sort of, anyway. Danny Green was the 46th pick in the 2009 NBA draft. Gary Neal wasn’t drafted by anyone. And they were the absolute heroes for the Spurs in Game 3, combining for 13 3-pointers and 51 points in San Antonio’s rout.
  June 12, 2013 - KIMT Mason City

Quotes

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• Lee Myung-bak in Reuters UK
  It's no overstatement to say that the world is faced with the gravest crisis since the oil shock in the 1970s, with oil, food and raw materials prices skyrocketing,Lee said.
• Alan Carpenter in The Australian
  This was an act of almost unimaginable courage, and it's not an overstatement to call her a hero,Mr Carpenter said.
• Pat Roberts in Turkish Press
  It is no understatement or overstatement to say that this town has been wiped off the face of the earth,Senator Pat Roberts, who toured the area on ground and from the air with other Kansas lawmakers, told CNN. "This is just as bad as it...