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sugarcoat

[shoog-er-koht]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with sugar.

    to sugarcoat a pill.

  2. to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable.

    There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sugarcoat1

First recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat
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“It will certainly be a big winner on Disney+. But there’s no sugarcoating the fact that this was an incredibly low opening weekend for a Pixar movie.”

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“I’m not going to call it an untruth. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. I’m going to call it for what it is, which is a lie.”

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I asked DeSantis’ office if he wasn’t sugarcoating the employment demand for young workers by referring to resorts rather than construction.

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“I don’t like when it’s sugarcoated. I don’t like to be placated.”

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Politicians who try to reassure voters and investors about a market downturn often sound as though they’re sugarcoating the downside of their own policies, but that doesn’t always mean they’re wrong.

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