Words similar to euphemism

Example sentences for: euphemism

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The ad's euphemism for capital gains--"tax cuts for economic growth and jobs"--testifies to its proponents' paranoia: They don't want to talk it up, and probably assume that it will be lost in the crowded screen.
Privy and closet are examples of euphemism by metonymy, which is the substitution of the name of an attribute of a thing for the thing itself: a toilet is a private place, therefore a privy.
I think you're right that ideologues in the Republican Party (and I'm using "ideologue" here as a euphemism for "people of principle," rather than "wild-eyed nut cases") are going to wake up one morning early into the Bush presidency with a terrible hangover.
The authors define a euphemism as
To hold the priesthood is a euphemism for any sort of physical affection displayed by women towards men (since all men, at least in principle, are members of the priesthood); the Word of Wisdom is a reference to Mormons' dietary laws (which prohibit smoking, alcohol, drugs, and caffeine-containing hot drinks); Primary is a reference to children up to the age of eleven (as with the Relief Society, this is an example of the name of the organization being extended generally to its members).