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I hate to be nitpicky and I absolutely love Mike and the show and crew, but one of you guys needs to give Mike these two thesaurus entries, please. He uses at least one of these two words in virtually EVERY.SINGLE.SHOW. Thanks Smile

OVERSTATE

Verb
Definition: to exaggerate

Synonyms: amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, fudge*, heighten, hike, inflate, lay it on thick*, lie, magnify, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overemphasize, overestimate, pad*, play up, puff

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UNDERSTATE

Verb
Definition: to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms

Synonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize, cheapen, debase, decrease, decry, devaluate, knock off, lower, mark down, nose dive, revalue, take down, underrate, undervalue, write down, underdraw, play down, devalue, belittle, make little of

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