3
embroider(verb, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate, embellish)
3
over-emphasize
3
overuse
3
overwork
2
Ham
2
elaborate
2
go overboard
2
meal
2
overestimate(verb, abuse, strain, enhance, exaggerate)
2
overrate(verb, strain, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate)
2
overreact
2
play up(verb, phrasal verb)
2
point up
2
promote
1
amplify
1
carry too far(expression, idiom)
1
dramatise
1
exhaust
1
fudge(verb, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate, overstate)
1
go to extremes(expression, idiom)
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