as in to exaggerate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!
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Recent Examples of overstate
However, expectations of a windfall for millennials—a seemingly independent and relatively affluent generation—might have been overstated.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Some Colorado officials, including the GOP mayor of Aurora, accused Trump and other Republicans of overstating problems in the city.
—Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The polls were correct that Joe Biden would win, but 93 percent of them overstated his lead.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
That has added some intrigue to the race in its last few weeks, though analysts are cautious not to overstate their ratings.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Some Colorado officials, including the GOP mayor of Aurora, accused Trump and other Republicans of overstating problems in the city.
—Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The polls were correct that Joe Biden would win, but 93 percent of them overstated his lead.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
That has added some intrigue to the race in its last few weeks, though analysts are cautious not to overstate their ratings.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Overstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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