euphemism
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It has never really been used as a euphemism for murder.
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
Like others interviewed, Gudiño declined to offer any political views, especially “after what happened” — the common euphemism for the U.S. attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
However in China the accusation of wrongdoing is usually a euphemism for corruption.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
As far as I can tell, the Land of Promise is their euphemism for death, although they do not admit it.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
And on past occasions, companies have been called to task for using euphemisms or vague language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In fact, we had a whole vocabulary of different words and euphemisms we could use so as not to think too deeply about the unthinkable or our possible role in making it happen.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
In one of the film’s most charged moments, Peck turns Orwell’s warning about political language into a montage of modern euphemisms: “peacekeeping operations,” “collateral damage,” “illegals” — and then, pointedly, “antisemitism 2024.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Amaranta felt so uncomfortable with her defective diction and her habit of using euphemisms to designate everything that she would always speak gibberish in front of her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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