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euphemisms

noun as in nice way of saying something

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Sometimes, he uses euphemisms like "a little disturbance" or a "period of transition" to describe the pain he's inflicting on Americans, but he insists that the country will be "rich" because of it.

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Whether Gifford is throwing out ribald euphemisms or Kotb's inspirational quotes are being derailed, the show’s pure magnetism is obvious and unrivaled.

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

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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.

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A suction tube of euphemisms and evasion has captured many a partisan mind.

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