artificially inflated

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

describes something made larger than it should be, such as prices or ego

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Examples (20)

  • The housing market collapsed due to artificially inflated prices.
  • The prices of meals are often artificially inflated.
  • Analysts warned that the company's stock value was artificially inflated by misleading reports.
  • The company's stock value was artificially inflated before the scandal broke.
  • His ego, artificially inflated by constant praise, couldn't handle criticism.
  • Some critics argue that the housing market is artificially inflated by speculative buying.
  • Social media can create an artificially inflated sense of self-worth.
  • They were accused of creating artificially inflated demand to drive up sales.
  • The report's conclusions were based on artificially inflated statistics.
  • A temporary shortage can lead to artificially inflated prices for certain goods.
  • The government was accused of presenting an artificially inflated view of economic recovery.
  • He worried that his online follower count was artificially inflated by bots.
  • Be wary of collectables whose value has been artificially inflated by speculators.
  • The cost of living in the city has been artificially inflated by rapid gentrification.
  • The perceived demand for the tickets was artificially inflated to create hype.
  • Such practices often result in artificially inflated figures that don't reflect reality.
  • Critics claim the player's reputation has been artificially inflated by the media.
  • Regulators intervened to prevent artificially inflated energy bills.
  • We must not present artificially inflated figures to the board of directors.
  • The value of their assets was artificially inflated in the financial report.