euphemistically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Employers and government officials euphemistically refer to it as "balancing the workforce".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
Like the characters in “Pacific Overtures,” we too are living in interesting times, as the old curse euphemistically puts it.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
Governments, for instance, can use what’s euphemistically referred to as “creative accounting” — counting things as protected that probably should not be considered protected.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024
If they were up to things—as she euphemistically thought of it—she didn’t need, or want, to know.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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