euphemism
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In fact, the Kremlin swiftly dismissed the idea even as the ceasefire was under way, calling Oleshky "an isolated case" which would not affect the "settlement process" – a euphemism for the stalled peace talks.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Musk justified the "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of these rockets, to use the entrepreneur's favorite euphemism for explosions, by saying they were part of the learning process.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
It is interesting how this euphemism in particular has gained such widespread use, though of course the practice of wordplay is really anything but new.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
It hurt, and that is not a euphemism.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
James Madison’s notes seemed to confirm what Garrisonians believed: Whatever euphemisms the Constitution employed, some framers knew they were accommodating slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
And it could shift the national conversation from euphemisms and proxies to the real question: What do we owe the descendants of those who built this country?
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
Rather than call out the dangerous lunacy in plain view, the Times has chosen to engage in tortured euphemisms.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Amaranta felt so uncomfortable with her defective diction and her habit of using euphemisms to designate everything that she would always speak gibberish in front of her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Great Gatsby
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Rhetoric
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