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
  • All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If a fence is involved, soften its lines with greenery.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The palate itself is notably creamy, leading with vanilla and passionfruit custard before diving into sugar-and-spice coated cashews, sweetened green tea, and a barely-there thread of matcha.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And to sweeten the deal, plenty of brand-new denim is also 25% off for a limited time only.
    Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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