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She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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There was no sugarcoating their first loss in four games to start the season.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Mind you, this team won’t sugarcoat their reviews if the recipe isn’t good.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Teachers intuited the connection between struggles and progress in families, and within history, and felt that the teaching of a complex history, one that did not sugarcoat the struggles, would build a more resilient classroom, community, and country.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Your gut instincts are way sharper than your ideals, so don’t sugarcoat your feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Mind you, this team won’t sugarcoat their reviews if the recipe isn’t good.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Teachers intuited the connection between struggles and progress in families, and within history, and felt that the teaching of a complex history, one that did not sugarcoat the struggles, would build a more resilient classroom, community, and country.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Your gut instincts are way sharper than your ideals, so don’t sugarcoat your feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 15 Oct. 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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