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She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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Encarnacion still needs to undergo an MRI, but manager Bob Melvin did not sugarcoat the prognosis.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Mets aren’t trying to sugarcoat the fact that Montas did not show well in his minor league rehab assignment, putting up a 13.19 ERA in seven starts between High-A and Triple-A.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts has struggled all season, and there's no way to sugarcoat it.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
There's no need to sugarcoat it—if something isn’t working for you, tell us.
—Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Mets aren’t trying to sugarcoat the fact that Montas did not show well in his minor league rehab assignment, putting up a 13.19 ERA in seven starts between High-A and Triple-A.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts has struggled all season, and there's no way to sugarcoat it.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
There's no need to sugarcoat it—if something isn’t working for you, tell us.
—Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
ˌshu̇g-ər-ˈkōt 
: to coat with or as if with sugar
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