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The administration sought to justify the unjustifiable by coining the euphemistic doublespeak of "roughing up".

Stabroek News 2009

Steve: It is hardly "euphemistic" to describe me as being in the mineral exploration business.

Crowley and North [1991] « Climate Audit 2005

Now Mike Walker has the whole story, and it turns out that "inappropriate gestures" was some kind of euphemistic code for groping the caboose of every woman in the club:

Agent Bedhead Mr. Atoz 2010

That's why abortion supporters have to use all kind of euphemistic language to speak about abortion.

Ontario Blogs Feed 2009

EH: Just to assuage my concerns regarding a possibly-euphemistic treadmill, is there any practical difference between “targeted killing” and assassination?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare in House Subcommittee Hearing 2010

“Entertain, you understand, Mr. Gordon, is rather a euphemistic term for what occurred.”

Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

This article is somewhat euphemistic – call it what it is: another LIE passed down by the "Party of NO".

CNN Truth Squad: No eye care until you're blind in one eye? 2009

These and many other reports point to this inevitable conclusion: whether we call it by the name of racism or something more euphemistic, several hundred thousand residents of the District of Columbia suffer levels of poverty, illiteracy, illness and violence that persist in spite of efforts to improve schools and provide better social services.

Patricia McGuire: Lost Horizons Patricia McGuire 2011

And casual or euphemistic phrasing and clichés pops up to describe the indescribable.

A Shock to the System Michael Fathers 2012

Just to assuage my concerns regarding a possibly-euphemistic treadmill, is there any practical difference between “targeted killing” and assassination?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare in House Subcommittee Hearing 2010