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sugarcoat

[shoog-er-koht] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt /


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“But I don’t want to sugarcoat it. It is going to be very disruptive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“No way to sugarcoat it: The S&P 500 is expensive,” BofA Securities wrote in a Dec. 31 research note.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

I don’t want to sugarcoat the challenge of finding a job in your 60s, but a change of pace might help you feel differently about still working.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

We won't sugarcoat things - this year's offering isn't as strong as 2024's, when new material from Gavin, Stacey, Wallace and Gromit sleighed the schedule.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Maybe I could sugarcoat my fears in a way to make it easier for Dad to digest.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas