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candy-coat
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can·dy-coat (knd-kt)
tr.v. can·dy-coat·ed, can·dy-coat·ing, can·dy-coats
To minimize the unpleasantness of; sugarcoat: "Trust is damaged when doctors seem overoptimistic, or candy-coat the truth" (Wall Street Journal).


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Politicians obscure their real identities behind scary masks, bang on our doors and beg us to throw candy-coated votes in their bags.
In Latin America, a quinceanera is kind of a debut and a bat mitzvah rolled into one, with a candy-coated sprinkle of sweet 16 here in the U.
Somehow Motorola has gone from chunky and sensible to fashion-forward with its RAZR, SLVR, and PEBL lines--now the Motorola PEBL gets candy-coated with a variety of shades to fit your personal style.
 
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