2
overact
2
oversell
2
pervert(verb, promote, influence, twist, lie)
2
romance(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
2
romanticize(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
sensationalize
2
slant(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
2
spin(expand, amplify, fudge, lengthen)
2
strain
2
twist(verb, promote, influence, lie, affect)
2
warp(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
1
add bells and whistles
1
adorn
1
aggrandise
1
aggravate(verb, exaggeration)
1
angle(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
1
babble(verb, flatter, chatter, gush, rave)
1
ballyhoo
1
beard(verb, promote, twist, confuse, lie)
1
beautify
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