term ... euphemistically

Examples (10)

• The company termed the mass layoffs euphemistically as 'rightsizing'.
• The prison was termed, rather euphemistically, a 'correctional facility'.
• The politician termed the new tax hike euphemistically a 'revenue enhancement'.
• They have termed the recession euphemistically as an 'economic slowdown'.
• What many would call spying is termed euphemistically by the agency as 'intelligence gathering'.
• Civilian casualties were termed euphemistically 'collateral damage' in the official report.
• The developers will likely term the slum euphemistically an 'underserved community' to attract investors.
• Their practice of bribing officials was termed euphemistically 'facilitation payments'.
• What was once just called old is now termed euphemistically 'senior' or 'golden-aged'.
• The lie was termed, somewhat euphemistically, a 'terminological inexactitude' by the official.