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Meanings of overstate in inglés

portugués
exagerar
catalán
exagerar
español
exagerar

To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.

    exagerar
    Usage of overstate in inglés
    1
    But it's difficult to overstate how many problems exist in some communities.
    The Guardian
    2
    But Labour strategists believe the polls overstate the extent of its lead.
    The Guardian
    3
    Detchon said the chamber's estimates overstate the potential burden on U.S. consumers.
    Reuters
    4
    It's impossible to overstate the effectiveness of Rae Smith's gorgeous design work.
    Reuters
    5
    Mr Mills said he could not overstate the seriousness of these matters.
    Radio NZ
    6
    You didn't overstate the fact in your brag about the political graves.
    The Grafters
    7
    The 62-year-old general's importance to the Iranian regime is hard to overstate.
    The Irish Times
    8
    Yet it would be easy to overstate the lawlessness of the Panhandle.
    Oh, You Tex!
    9
    The scale of what Grove has suggested would be difficult to overstate.
    Wired
    10
    It would be impossible to overstate the mounting pathos of these works.
    The Guardian
    11
    His influence over the party's modernisation project would be difficult to overstate.
    The Guardian
    12
    The level of sharpness on the IPS screen is hard to overstate.
    Wired
    13
    It is hard to overstate how heroic the Mainstream's rise has been.
    Disintegration: the splintering of black america
    14
    It would be hard to overstate the abstract beauty of many treasures.
    The Guardian
    15
    I noticed that he did not overstate anything, but spoke within bounds.
    A Plea for Captain John Brown / Read to the citizens of Concord,...
    16
    It's almost impossible to overstate just how much Clinton hates the press.
    NY Magazine
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    español
    exagerar
    Overstate through the time
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    United States of America
    Common
    United Kingdom
    Common