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aggrandize
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ballyhoo
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be dramatic(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overstate)
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belabor
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blow out of proportion(verb, expression, exaggerate, overstate, overdo)
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burlesque
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color(verb, aggravate, enhance, inflate, exaggerate)
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colour
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dramatize(verb, abuse, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate)
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elaborate
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exalt(verb, exaggerate, embellish, overstate, overdo)
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exhaust
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fudge(verb, aggravate, enhance, inflate, exaggerate)
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get carried away(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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go overboard
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go too far(expression, idiom)
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ham it up(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo)
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haul
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heave
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