as in to explain
to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is
textbooks that sugarcoat history She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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Recent Examples of sugarcoat
The writers handle the parents’ relationship with their adolescent children with earnestness, instead of sugarcoating the rough patches that arise amid the kid’s hormonal unrest and the adult’s lack of ideal tools to guide them.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Stay the course and do not sugarcoat the bad news, if any. - Ashutosh Labroo, BinDawood Holding
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—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Mike Brickner, executive director of ACLU of Delaware, didn’t sugarcoat the new reality, but vowed that his organization would continue to fight for trans rights.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
That’s an extended period of mediocrity, and there’s no way to sugarcoat it.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Stay the course and do not sugarcoat the bad news, if any. - Ashutosh Labroo, BinDawood Holding
7.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Mike Brickner, executive director of ACLU of Delaware, didn’t sugarcoat the new reality, but vowed that his organization would continue to fight for trans rights.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
That’s an extended period of mediocrity, and there’s no way to sugarcoat it.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugarcoat
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And yet, people tend to explain their habitual behavior by appealing to their goals and desires.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Beau explained that his dad’s successful hunt was even more inspiring because Casey had recently been in a near-fatal car accident that left him with a fractured wrist and a torn rotator cuff.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
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And most of the interior materials, other than the seat upholstery, lack the tactile quality to justify that sticker.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Xi justified these military reforms, which included the elimination of bureaucratic layers, as an attempt to streamline decision-making.Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Baltimore Ravens excused wide receiver Diontae Johnson from team activities this week.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This isn’t to suggest that Say Nothing should have endorsed or excused the PIRA’s retaliatory actions.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugarcoat. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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