Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.
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Hyperbole Quotations
I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.
John Legend
Is the president purposefully using propaganda and hyperbole to garner the American public for support?
Sean Hannity
I'm a biographer; I can live with a little hyperbole.
Ron Chernow
Hyperbole was to Lyndon Johnson what oxygen is to life.
Bill Moyers
Hyperbole is something I'd better avoid.
Terry Gilliam
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