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Using a milder expression in place of one considered unpleasant or blunt.
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To avoid something by maneuvering around it or refusing to address it directly.
Avoid or escape
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An act of avoiding a duty, difficulty, or direct response.
Avoiding a direct answer, clear commitment, or straightforward course of action.
A possible event or outcome for which one may need to prepare.
Clear from what can be observed or understood.
Clearly perceptible
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To show or reveal a quality or feeling clearly.
Show a quality
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To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.
Remove essential substance
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To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.
Call to mind or arouse
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To make an existing problem or undesirable condition worse.
A worsening of an existing problem or unpleasant condition.
Demanding great care, effort, or precision.
A payment or demand imposed with severity or unfairness.
To raise someone or something in rank, esteem, or praise.
Raised to a high position or filled with elevated joy.
High in rank
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To irritate or frustrate intensely.
To scrape or wear away skin; also to criticize severely.
Criticize severely
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The act of carrying out a plan, decision, or task.
Excellent enough to serve as a model for others.
To show by example or embody a quality.
Thorough enough to cover all relevant aspects.
Thoroughly and with all relevant details considered.
To clear someone of blame or responsibility.
Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
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