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Verb: sensationalise  sen'sey-shu-nu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sensationalize)
  1. To present or report something in a way that provokes public interest through exaggeration or excitement
    "The tabloids sensationalised the celebrity's minor mishap";
    - sensationalize

Derived forms: sensationalises, sensationalised, sensationalising

Encyclopedia: Sensationalise