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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This might mean using technology to help explain diagnoses or simply making sure communication is clear and thoughtful.Maged el-Malecki, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Honoring your own culture An effective way to navigate these conversations is by explaining to your child that their friend's hairstyle is a way of honoring their culture—and that your child can celebrate their own culture, too.Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ignoring basic forest stewardship while crying ‘climate change’ is nothing more than a convenient excuse to justify inaction.Danielle B. Franz, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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In his book Orientalism, Edward Said famously revealed the ways that Western literature had depicted Arabs as exotic, backward, irrational, and in need of guidance—portrayals that served, consciously or not, to justify a colonial mindset toward them.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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After various teachers, administrators and parents raised concerns about the efficacy and age appropriateness of the books, the school system initially allowed students to be excused when the books were read in class.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Prior to the pandemic, Pelosi denied Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) request to be excused from in-person voting due to similar concerns in 2014.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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