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Overegg

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To exaggerate or overstate something, especially to the point of making it ridiculous or unbelievable.

Example sentence: He tended to overegg his accomplishments during job interviews, which made the hiring managers skeptical.

Sense 2:

Definition: To put too much effort or emphasis on a particular aspect or detail of something.

Example sentence: The director had a tendency to overegg the special effects in his movies, which sometimes overshadowed the storyline.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Definition: Describing something that is unnecessarily excessive or exaggerated.

Example sentence: The overegg marketing campaign for the new product made it appear far more revolutionary than it actually was.

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