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sugar coating

NOUN
frosting
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Scientists in the "Physical Glycosciences" research group, led by Prof. Leonhard Möckl at MPL, study how this sugar coating behaves and what it reveals about cell biology.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Every friendship is different, and while some people may prefer to be told things without sugar coating, others may like a more gentle approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Just don't hold back on the confectioners' sugar coating.

From Salon • May 12, 2022

We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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