hyperbolically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Besides, we’re talking about Downey, a city that advocates and detractors alike hyperbolically call the “Mexican Beverly Hills” for its middle-class Latino life and conservative streak.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered hyperbolically, “The politician in me thinks you’re going to literally lose every voter under 35, forever.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
The article's headline, perhaps hyperbolically, suggests that because of her ability to empathize, Ardern may be "the most effective leader on the planet."
From Salon • May 10, 2020
So many clickbait headlines insist, hyperbolically, that this or that show is “everything we need right now.”
From Washington Post • May 3, 2020
The various statutes affecting the law of property and administration of justice which have caused Edward I. to be named, rather hyperbolically, the English Justinian, bear no immediate relation to our present inquiries.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
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