euphemize

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Recent Examples of euphemize Those words euphemize a cascade of traumas that have befallen higher education since Inauguration Day. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025 Later, their sad parts were endlessly euphemized until they could be mistaken for happy endings. Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 Why euphemize? oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2021 And if a real crisis happens, as with Central Americans flooding through the southern border, euphemize it as someone else’s mess. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021 First on the docket is hair loss (euphemized on its site as a bonsai tree shedding its leaves), with a $44-a-month box that includes DHT shampoo, a Minoxidil dropper, and Finasteride pills. Grant Rindner, Esquire, 6 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for euphemize
Verb
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • An emphatic 8-4 win has softened the blow a bit — especially with Zach Benson and his four assists back in the lineup — and the Sabres are missing key pieces on defense.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s made with real coconut water powder, pink Himalayan salt, and fruit juice powders, sweetened with monk fruit and stevia.
    Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Everything from chocolate bars to candy made with less sugar, alternative sugars, or sweetened naturally (with honey or maple syrup, for example) are filling up store shelves.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The internet certainly doesn’t poeticize it for me.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Santo Loquasto's set doesn't poeticize the ambience.
    Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018

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“Euphemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphemize. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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