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
Get ready for a ‘Category 5 Price Storm’ Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives is not sugarcoating the upcoming economic forecast for U.S. consumers.
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
And stop sugarcoating economic malaise as the cure America needs.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 May 2025
As Mars and the North Node harmonize, don’t sugarcoat your message.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
DeRozan didn’t sugarcoat his words when asked which factors will be weighing on his mind.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
And stop sugarcoating economic malaise as the cure America needs.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 May 2025
As Mars and the North Node harmonize, don’t sugarcoat your message.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
DeRozan didn’t sugarcoat his words when asked which factors will be weighing on his mind.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugarcoat
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The smaller budget is in part explained by the expiration of one-time spending that came as part of 2023’s more than $70 billion budget that raised spending by nearly 40%.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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And as one dad recently shared on Reddit, the days of explaining things with talk of storks or other mythical tales are likely over.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
7 June 2025
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But as cloud spend goes up, the need to justify cost efforts and demonstrate cost avoidance to execs will increase.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His breezy accounts betray no anxiety to justify the expense of sending him around the world.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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This creates a tension between excusing and exempting abuse.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But for her, the speculation doesn’t excuse what came next.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Sugarcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugarcoat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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