Verb (used with object) : to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation. ,Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : a person who is always exaggerating. From Dictionary.com.
In 2000, Al Gore, they said, was an "exaggerator.". From Wordnik.com. [Steve Benen: Pick a Meme, Any Meme] Reference
The stereotype of Gore is that he is an exaggerator. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2000] Reference
I remember in 2000 when Al Gore was a serial exaggerator. From Wordnik.com. [Top Iowa Story: Rudy Attacks Bill Clinton ��� Plus Russia And China] Reference
It is the habitual exaggerator who will perhaps be bankrupt. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
In other words, she's a resume-padder, an exaggerator, a lier. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Memo: "No Support For Claim That Clinton Has Passed `Commander-In-Chief Test'"] Reference
"She is a manipulator and a pathological liar and exaggerator.". From Wordnik.com. [Giuliani's Princess Bride] Reference
As a result, the narrative of Gore as serial exaggerator emerged. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
LEHRER: No, no, what I mean is, you calling him a serial exaggerator. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush and Gore Face off in a Kinder, Gentler Debate - October 11, 2000] Reference
In most cases, the purported vet is an exaggerator or an outright fake. From Wordnik.com. [D Magazine - The Truth about Viet Nam Vets] Reference
It would be nice to keep the "serial exaggerator/confabulator" drumbeat. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy: Hillary And Obama Would Invite Osama Over] Reference
First, Al Gore was painted as a wimpy, serial exaggerator who lacked leadership. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Besen: To Win, Democrats Must Define, Defend, and Dumb Down] Reference
Now, the doubts about Gore were the accusations that he is a serial exaggerator. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Election Presidential Debate: The Voters Respond - October 11, 2000] Reference
I've always been a huge exaggerator, but when I write something, I put it on a scale. From Wordnik.com. [David Sedaris' 97 Per Cent Solution] Reference
Rove called the conversation fictional and described Biden as a "serial exaggerator.". From Wordnik.com. [Mario Almonte: Grading George W. Bush's First 100 Days Out of Office] Reference
A great example is in 2000, when Al Gore was tagged as the serial exaggerator and a liar. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2008] Reference
The same media that created the image of Al Gore as an exaggerator if not an outright liar?. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Debate Roundup] Reference
Wasn't Gore a hypocrite, along with being a serial exaggerator, liar, fund raising cheat, etc.?. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Responds To Our Criticism Of Piece Slamming Edwards] Reference
Second, if she's the nominee, she's going to be branded as a serial exaggerator, just like Gore. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Campaign: She "Misspoke" About Bosnia Sniper Incident] Reference
He was the main proponent of the meme that Gore was an fabricater and exaggerator of no character. From Wordnik.com. [Top Hillary Advisers Repeatedly Complained To MSNBC About Chris Matthews] Reference
OMG, you just taught me the coolest thing, okay I'm a compulsive exaggerator, but thanks fr the tip. From Wordnik.com. [Gmail Notifier Plus Adds Email Alerts To The Windows 7 Taskbar | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Surely the pundits will all be talking about Rudy's tendency to be a "serial exaggerator" now, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth August 17, 2007 8:24 AM] Reference
I say let's wait until we have something more concrete than the ramblings of a known exaggerator. alexgk. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Millar Teases Sam Raimi and Guy Ritchie as Possible Directors For Nemesis Movie | /Film] Reference
As for John Smith, he was a notorious exaggerator, using the “facts” in the loosest sense of the term. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference
Had I read it as straight reportage and then heard he was an exaggerator, I probably would have not been psyched. From Wordnik.com. [You're in suspension] Reference
The Desert is a great exaggerator and misinterpreter. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846] Reference
Rove calls someone else a 'serial exaggerator' rpannier. From Wordnik.com. [Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News] Reference
On your own confession he was too much of an exaggerator. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
"I hate to say this, but he's a serial exaggerator," Rove told FOX News. From Wordnik.com. [Riehl World View] Reference
Well, Biden is an exaggerator and a blowhard, which I don't need Rove to tell me. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Mr. Gore is known to be a pathological exaggerator (remember he invented the internet?). From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0] Reference
Rove, the worst prevaricator of the past decade calling Biden an … oooh … exaggerator!. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
My husband and I knew she was an exaggerator, but we didn't want to question someone we thought was our friend. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
You will see -- in brief, the only exaggerator in the South is Old Sol, for he does enlarge everything he touches. From Wordnik.com. [Tartarin of Tarascon] Reference
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