4
exalt(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
4
garble(verb, promote, influence, twist, lie)
4
heighten(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify)
4
misreport(verb, promote, twist, confuse, lie)
4
overpraise(verb, exaggeration, exaggerate)
4
overvalue(verb, abuse, strain, magnify, exaggerate)
3
boost(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
3
emphasize(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
3
gasconade
3
hyperbolise
3
lay it on(verb, expression, idiom)
3
lay it on thick(verb, expression, idiom, increase, inflate)
3
lie(verb, promote, twist, expand, color)
3
misquote(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, misrepresent)
3
parody
3
pile it on(verb, expression, idiom)
3
stretch the truth(verb, expression, idiom, increase, color)
3
tout
2
adulterate(verb, promote, twist, confuse, lie)
2
augment(verb, expand, magnify, amplify, exaggerate)
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