euphemistically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, both Larry and David Ellison are big fans of artificial intelligence, seeing it as a way to streamline their surveillance operations, and for what David Ellison euphemistically calls “cost efficiencies and synergies.”
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Employers and government officials euphemistically refer to it as "balancing the workforce".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Quraishi said they “screwed up,” and Rosenblum had to euphemistically admit to a “combination of errors.”
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Twelve states and the District of Columbia currently allow some form of what is euphemistically called “medical aid in dying.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Aames Financial, like The Money Store, belonged to a new category of firms extending loans to cash-strapped Americans, known euphemistically as “specialty finance.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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