exaggerator

noun

Definition of exaggeratornext
as in liar

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  1. liar
  2. fabulist
  3. storyteller
Noun
  • In a pre-dawn online news conference, an angry Sara Duterte accused Mr. Marcos of incompetence as a president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House speaker in expletives-laden remarks.
    Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Furious, Duterte held an online press conference Saturday and accused Marcos of incompetence as president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House speaker, throwing several expletives at them in her remarks.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of liar
Noun
  • Indeed, there may be some hope and comfort in the notion the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of these United States is sui generis, a one-off, a fabulist political unicorn.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The House expelled the fabulist George Santos for a fabric of falsehoods, but his lies put no one’s life at risk.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of fabulist
Noun
  • Motels have long been symbols of rock-and-roll rebellion, places for wanderers and storytellers seeking escape from convention.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Finn is among those composers who followed in Stephen Sondheim's footsteps by forging intricate and psychologically potent music and lyrics; genius storyteller Lapine also collaborated with Sondheim.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of storyteller
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