Sensationalize
[sen-sey-shuh-nl-ahyz] /sɛnˈseɪ ʃə nlˌaɪz/
verb (used with object), sensationalized, sensationalizing.
1.
to make sensational.
sensationalize
/sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz/
verb
1.
(transitive) to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are
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