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overact(act, abuse, misuse, overdo)
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prevaricate(promote, favor, create, fake)
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romanticize(inflate, elaborate, embellish, overstress)
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sharpen(advance, increase, raise, rise)
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strengthen(get, advance, increase, develop)
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talk big(expression, blow, strain, fake)
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boost(get, advance, increase, develop)
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emphasize(increase, severe, corrupt, strengthen)
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pile it on(expression, idiom)
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play up(expression, phrasal verb, elaborate, amplify)
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sensationalize
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adulterate(promote, fake, twist, alter)
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advance(get, increase, promote, raise)
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augment(get, advance, increase, develop)
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ballyhoo(magnify, overvalue, oversell, overrate)
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be untruthful(promote, fake, plant, deceive)
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beef up(expression, increase, develop, severe)
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blow smoke(expression, blow, fake, twist)
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bluster(blow, fake, shoot, alarm)
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complicate(rise, expand, worsen, magnify)
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