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sugarcoat

[ shoog-er-koht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to cover with sugar:
to sugarcoat a pill.
to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable:
There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sugarcoat¹

First recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat

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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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“There’s really no way to sugarcoat it,” he said of the potential funding shortfall.

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And its coach wasn’t going to sugarcoat that fact Saturday night.

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"I won't sugarcoat it - our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks," Trudeau said in his televised address to Canadians.

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sugarcane borer sugar-coat

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