euphemism
Example Sentences
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Just so you know, I’m not one for euphemism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
However in China the accusation of wrongdoing is usually a euphemism for corruption.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
State media did not offer specifics, though it did say the ruling party had revealed numerous recent "deviations" in discipline -- a euphemism for corruption.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
“What’s happening in Los Angeles has reverberated among thousands upon thousands of people,” said Stan Kasten, the team president, in a masterwork of opacity and euphemism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
“Entering the water” was thus a euphemism on the order of “passed on to a better place.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing euphemism
The Great Gatsby
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Rhetoric
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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