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sugarcoat
[ shoog-er-koht ]
verb (used with object)
- to cover with sugar:
to sugarcoat a pill.
- to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable:
There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sugarcoat1
Example Sentences
This enables a first hand account of the journey and there’s no slick production to sugarcoat it.
The Golden Globes can be fun to watch, but that doesn’t erase the fact that they’re — well, let’s not sugarcoat it.
You can’t sugarcoat the situation currently in the NHS in Britain.
There’s no way to sugarcoat 2020, but it is worth remembering the bright spots that offset all the darkness.
Spain may have more worries if its political leaders continue to sugarcoat the issue.
It is a pill that the Tolstois, the "communities" and the "Knights" of Labor can not sugarcoat.
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