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overblown
1[oh-ver-blohn]
adjective
overdone or excessive.
overblown praise.
of unusually large size or proportions.
a majestic, overblown figure.
overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious.
overblown prose.
verb
past participle of overblow.
overblown
2[oh-ver-blohn]
adjective
(of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown.
an overblown rose.
overblown
/ ˌəʊəˈəʊ /
adjective
overdone or excessive
bombastic; turgid
overblown prose
(of flowers, such as the rose) past the stage of full bloom
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“This whole issue is being totally overblown in the German media,” said Heun, who plans to enter a World Cup lottery for tickets to multiple games.
Still, he said the law’s effects on housing development were overblown.
“We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife,” he told reporters, complaining that the incident was being overblown into “a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe.”
Combs’ attorney this week said her client was far from perfect but that the charges were overblown.
But whether the plate readers are placed in South L.A. or wealthier areas, police officials say concerns about mass tracking of motorists are overblown.
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