hyperbole


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Synonyms for hyperbole

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Synonyms for hyperbole

the act or an instance of exaggerating

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Synonyms for hyperbole

extravagant exaggeration

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It's just a hyperbole,' Panelo said in a Palace briefing.
Panelo said the pope's statement about the devil may just be "hyperbole." "If I will agree with that then the pope will be referring to himself also because he is also a critic.
The Palace official then said he thinks the Pope's statement is just a hyperbole anyway.
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This is not hyperbole, it is the shocking truth that we must face.
Farzad Esmaili (photo) told the Fars news agency Sunday that Iran's new Sepehr (Sly) radar can see as far as 3,000 kilometers and "will be able to see the enemy breathing in their bases." That last part is pure hyperbole, but the 3 000-kilometer range is quite possible.
Like quite a lot of good leaders, he seems to have de- veloped a useful front for himself: one that's loosely based on the true him but with added hyperbole. And the whole value of hyperbole, of course, is that people learn to recog- nise it and decode it and aim off for it - and, best of all, enjoy it.
HYPERBOLE is as much part of rock 'n' roll as guitar solos and parties.
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