His violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : "To pass away" is a euphemism for "to die.". From Dictionary.com.
So we'll use the word euphemistically and mock them with our scare quotes. From Wordnik.com. [Paying attention to something other than myself for once] Reference
I note that some reports spelled the word euphemistically as "cajones", which preserves the colloquial meaning but not the literal one. From Wordnik.com. [Stop The ACLU] Reference
Here we must ascribe to Keynes a deliberate campaign of mendacity and deception - what would now be called euphemistically. From Wordnik.com. [Mises Dailies] Reference
And she ` s going to talk about it euphemistically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2006] Reference
In our own country, what is euphemistically termed the. From Wordnik.com. [The Unity of Civilization] Reference
GRACE: Well, you ` re euphemistically saying "things like that.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2005] Reference
I assume you ` ve seen the euphemistically described "party pix"?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2009] Reference
The story has definitely -- let me say euphemistically -- evolved, Joe. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2005] Reference
I thought you wanted -- and I ` ll put it euphemistically for the airwaves. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 8, 2008] Reference
Then the state must either fish or cut bait, I will put it euphemistically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2005] Reference
Male figure skating has had what is euphemistically called an image problem. From Wordnik.com. [Kurt Browning] Reference
And we're going to try to improve what we call, euphemistically, public diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2001] Reference
The therapists say euphemistically that our children have "challenging behaviors.". From Wordnik.com. [Liane Kupferberg Carter: Cracking Wise on Autism] Reference
This has been euphemistically referred to as legal votes that haven't been counted. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Bush Challenge of Florida Recount - December 11, 2000] Reference
What, if any, effect will this have on the trial, euphemistically called the lacrosse trial?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 2, 2006] Reference
They're also a farm system for what in Hollywood is sometimes euphemistically called "" talent. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Bubblegum Tv] Reference
I may venture thus euphemistically to describe the spiked atrocity they wear lengthwise on their backs. From Wordnik.com. [With Our Army in Palestine] Reference
Iraqi authorities were harshly criticized for holding hostages -- whom they euphemistically called "guests.". From Wordnik.com. [Babes In Saddamland] Reference
In the air war against Saddam, targets are picked to minimize what is euphemistically called "collateral damage.". From Wordnik.com. [A Plan Under Attack] Reference
Jim, there are some very unusual circumstances, to say it euphemistically, surrounding this woman ` s disappearance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2009] Reference
After dinner, I went into the room we euphemistically called our family room and listened to jazz tunes and got drunk. From Wordnik.com. [We Loved We Laughed We Cried] Reference
Renee, remember, Florida did have "Old Sparky" -- lovingly referred to, euphemistically referred to, the electric chair. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2005] Reference
If they got married when she was 15, later annulled, how old was she when he started let me euphemistically say, dating her?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008] Reference
(The policy of giving you the right to withdraw permission you never actually gave is euphemistically known as “opt-out”). From Wordnik.com. [Facebook security bug a stark reminder about online privacy] Reference
Out to Mark Williams, remember the sheriff that lost his job with that relationship, let me say euphemistically, with tot mom. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2009] Reference
"" Council wars '' was the term journalists then used to describe what were less euphemistically race wars in the city council. From Wordnik.com. [A Secret Good Place] Reference
New York is definitely not the place to live if you dislike what the experts euphemistically call "audible vibratory disturbance.". From Wordnik.com. [Rattle And Roar] Reference
More than 5 million Venezuelans -- over half the work force -- scrape by in what is euphemistically known as the "informal" economy. From Wordnik.com. [Out For Revenge?] Reference
A good defense attorney uses what he's got, and what David Westerfield's attorney had was what is euphemistically called "lifestyle.". From Wordnik.com. [In Search Of A Grown-Up] Reference
Because I have to admit it, I'm a total disaster when it comes to my euphemistically called range of motion, a requisite for dancing. From Wordnik.com. [Patrizia Chen: Wishing For Limber Limbs] Reference
The effort taken by -- to sort of shore up the financial markets and, as people euphemistically say, Wall Street -- has had some impact. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2008] Reference
DOBBS: ... in Toledo, in a neighborhood in which you have other issues, you know, we're using the word socially diverse euphemistically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2005] Reference
The Burgundian La Marche states euphemistically that David was elected to the see, and the Deventer people would not obey him, therefore. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
In addition to the so-called -- euphemistically called -- plural marriages, you have people on the welfare lines out the ying-yang, Sheriff. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 8, 2006] Reference
The official number of grass-roots protests in China, euphemistically called "mass incidents," fell from 26,000 in 2005 to 23,000 last year. From Wordnik.com. [Beijing's New Deal] Reference
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