as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
his war stories were embellished with overdrawn descriptions of battle and efforts to save the wounded
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as in overdone
to describe or express in too strong terms
commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting
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Recent Examples of overdrawn
Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
But some banks across the U.S. have been seizing checks distributed to clients whose accounts are overdrawn.
—Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
When federal stimulus checks began arriving in bank accounts in recent days, USAA seized funds from customers whose accounts were overdrawn — sparking blow-back for the San Antonio financial services company.
—Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
Some banks withheld stimulus cash from people with overdrawn accounts.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 11 May 2020
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With the climate crisis in mind, architects are looking to more resilient options that don’t depend on the overdrawn electrical grid at all.
—Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
But some banks across the U.S. have been seizing checks distributed to clients whose accounts are overdrawn.
—Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
When federal stimulus checks began arriving in bank accounts in recent days, USAA seized funds from customers whose accounts were overdrawn — sparking blow-back for the San Antonio financial services company.
—Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
Some banks withheld stimulus cash from people with overdrawn accounts.
—Emily Flitter, New York Times, 11 May 2020
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“Overdrawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdrawn. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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