euphemize

Example Sentences

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There’s a vested interest in euphemizing and dismissing kindness itself.

From Los Angeles Times

That was the American form that we kind of euphemized as slavery.

From Salon

Later, their sad parts were endlessly euphemized until they could be mistaken for happy endings.

From Los Angeles Times

That changing landscape and the dwindling opportunities therein, whether euphemized as “luxury development,” “slum clearance” or “vintage micro-units,” served as a catalyst for filmmaker A.V.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the most horrific stories of “vis” have been euphemized in translation.

From Washington Post