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euphemisms

NOUN

nice way of saying something

Synonyms

STRONG

circumlocution delicacy floridness grandiloquence inflation pomposity pretense purism

Example Sentences

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House Speaker Mike Johnson could win an award for military euphemisms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

And business euphemisms aren’t just limited to the seas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt