euphemisms

Example Sentences

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When the industry euphemisms pile up, so do my doubts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

Social media generally breeds this problem of people getting so enmeshed in their subcultures that they forget that most people don't share their jargon or euphemisms.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

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

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

One of these was the co-optative power of management, illustrated by such euphemisms as associate and team member.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich