doublespeak
noun
dou·ble·speak
ˈdə-bəl-ˌspēk 
: language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth
also
: gobbledygook
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Recently, a new development team won the job of carrying out a $300 million salvage plan, though its future remains shrouded in excitable real-estate doublespeak.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
The Manifesto can be as simple as a three- to four-page description of the company’s aspirations for the future, presented in plain text (i.e., not corporate doublespeak).
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Of course, if transgender clinical activists were transparent in the first place, exposing their doublespeak wouldn’t be necessary.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2024
Nor is Canberra alone in its confusion and doublespeak.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
The Manifesto can be as simple as a three- to four-page description of the company’s aspirations for the future, presented in plain text (i.e., not corporate doublespeak).
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Of course, if transgender clinical activists were transparent in the first place, exposing their doublespeak wouldn’t be necessary.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2024
Nor is Canberra alone in its confusion and doublespeak.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
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“Doublespeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doublespeak. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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