stretched the truth

A form of stretch the truth — To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stretch the truth
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stretched the truth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretched%20the%20truth

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“stretched the truth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretched%20the%20truth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretched the truth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretched%20the%20truth.

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