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- verb Present participle of
euphemize .
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[Unless, you are euphemizing threats of violence as “strong protests,” which would be pretty dishonest.] Strict (Quote)
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On the contrary, precisely as an American, what I see is a bureaucratic and legalistic euphemizing and cleansing of a technique historically employed by some of the world's most abusive regimes.
Dr. David P. Gushee: Loyalty and Passion in the American Christian Torture Debate Dr. David P. Gushee 2010
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Thus, when Noah Webster amended the Bible in 1833, euphemizing almost all the sexy words, he changed "They shall lament for the teats" Isaiah 32:12 to "They shall lament for the breasts."
Hugh Rawson: More Fowl Talk for the Holidays Hugh Rawson 2010
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On the contrary, precisely as an American, what I see is a bureaucratic and legalistic euphemizing and cleansing of a technique historically employed by some of the world's most abusive regimes.
Dr. David P. Gushee: Loyalty and Passion in the American Christian Torture Debate Dr. David P. Gushee 2010
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Thus, when Noah Webster amended the Bible in 1833, euphemizing almost all the sexy words, he changed "They shall lament for the teats" Isaiah 32:12 to "They shall lament for the breasts."
Hugh Rawson: More Fowl Talk for the Holidays Hugh Rawson 2010
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On the contrary, precisely as an American, what I see is a bureaucratic and legalistic euphemizing and cleansing of a technique historically employed by some of the world's most abusive regimes.
Dr. David P. Gushee: Loyalty and Passion in the American Christian Torture Debate Dr. David P. Gushee 2010
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But again, the euphemizing of the disaster never ceases to confound reality.
Bob Cesca: The BP Disaster Continues Despite the Cheerful Happy Talk 2010
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On the contrary, precisely as an American, what I see is a bureaucratic and legalistic euphemizing and cleansing of a technique historically employed by some of the world's most abusive regimes.
Dr. David P. Gushee: Loyalty and Passion in the American Christian Torture Debate Dr. David P. Gushee 2010
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But again, the euphemizing of the disaster never ceases to confound reality.
Bob Cesca: The BP Disaster Continues Despite the Cheerful Happy Talk 2010
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On the contrary, precisely as an American, what I see is a bureaucratic and legalistic euphemizing and cleansing of a technique historically employed by some of the world's most abusive regimes.
Dr. David P. Gushee: Loyalty and Passion in the American Christian Torture Debate Dr. David P. Gushee 2010
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