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She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
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This upcoming stretch could actually be dire from a process standpoint, and there’s no point sugarcoating it.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
What captivated me about the series was its unwillingness to sugarcoat the immorality of man.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
To its credit, at least the movie doesn’t try to sugarcoat Dylan, whose reputation was never all that warm and fuzzy anyway.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Commendably, neither the movie nor the actor sugarcoat the abrasiveness of a creative genius whose insensitivity toward people close to him often stands in stark contrast to the humanity in his songs.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
What captivated me about the series was its unwillingness to sugarcoat the immorality of man.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
To its credit, at least the movie doesn’t try to sugarcoat Dylan, whose reputation was never all that warm and fuzzy anyway.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Commendably, neither the movie nor the actor sugarcoat the abrasiveness of a creative genius whose insensitivity toward people close to him often stands in stark contrast to the humanity in his songs.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcoat. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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sugarcoat
verb
sug·ar·coat
ˌshu̇g-ər-ˈkōt 
: to coat with or as if with sugar
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