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euphemisms

NOUN

nice way of saying something

Synonyms

STRONG

circumlocution delicacy floridness grandiloquence inflation pomposity pretense purism

Example Sentences

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He was resented for puncturing euphemisms of communal self-regard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

And it could shift the national conversation from euphemisms and proxies to the real question: What do we owe the descendants of those who built this country?

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

Rather than call out the dangerous lunacy in plain view, the Times has chosen to engage in tortured euphemisms.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

I could offer to draw the curtains but I know she’s speaking in euphemisms; no amount of drawn curtains could make my room presentable for the subscribers to Bell System.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse