euphemism
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Musk justified the "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of these rockets, to use the entrepreneur's favorite euphemism for explosions, by saying they were part of the learning process.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
That’s great, but do we really need so much euphemism?
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
He was accused of "serious violations of discipline and law" - typically a euphemism for corruption.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Is Mercury Home the new euphemism for ‘trailer’?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
“In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like ‘modernization’ and ‘restructuring’ to explain away my departure,” Alfonsi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson could win an award for military euphemisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
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
Our linguistic ancestors parlayed that incomprehension into euphemisms like passed on in which death consists of a journey to a remote location.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing euphemism
The Great Gatsby
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Rhetoric
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