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What is another word for overselling?

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Present participle for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

Present participle for to give greater praise than due

Verb

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Present participle for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

dramatizing^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

dramatising^UK

making too much of something

piling it on

stretching the truth

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

adding colour

laying it on with a trowel

blowing something out of all proportion

laying it on with a shovel

making a drama out of a crisis

shooting a line

drawing the longbow

playing up

making a big deal out of something

making a song and dance about

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

making a federal case of

blowing up out of all proportion

piling it on about

going to extremes

laying it on thick about

cooking up

making a production out of

laying it on with a trowel about

prettying up

loud talking

blowing out of proportion

making a big thing out of

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

making a production of

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

attaching too much importance to

running up

attaching too much weight to

making a big thing about

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

blowing up out of proportion

expounding

detailing

expressing emotion

making a mountain out of

evolving

giving details

emphasizing too much

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

giving someone a sob story

exaggerating information

sending through the roof

idealizing^US

laying too much stress on

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

idealising^UK

going on and on about

going over the top about

adding

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

making a performance of

playing on heartstrings

chewing up the scenery

slapping on

tacking on

growing quickly

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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“This Government continues to oversell its spin on these sorts of amendments to try to get what it wants.”

Verb

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Present participle for to give greater praise than due

exaggerating the worth of

praising too highly

exaggerating the merits of

thinking too highly of

thinking too much of

prizing too highly

expecting too much of

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