7
fudge(verb, influence, fake, aggravate, expand)
7
maximize(increase, larger)
7
pad(verb, influence, expand, affect, color)
6
build up(verb, expression, promote, twist, confuse)
6
misrepresent(verb, influence, twist, lie, affect)
6
overcharge(verb, increase, aggravate, enhance, exaggeration)
6
overrate(verb, strain, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate)
6
overstress(verb, aggravate, stress, enhance, inflate)
6
puff(verb, promote, strain, twist, confuse)
5
blow
5
brag(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
5
falsify(verb, promote, influence, twist, expand)
5
hyerbolise
5
make much of(verb, expression, idiom, magnify, exaggerate)
5
play up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, color, elaborate)
4
belie(verb, promote, influence, twist, lie)
4
boast(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
4
caricature(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
4
color(verb, promote, influence, twist, aggravate)
4
disguise(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
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