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sugar beet N

sugar cane N

overcoat [ˈəʊvəkəʊt] N

dustcoat [ˈdʌstkəʊt] N

turncoat [ˈtɜːnkəʊt] N

sugary [ˈʃʊgərı] ADJ

I . sugar [ˈʃʊgə] N

II . sugar [ˈʃʊgə] VB trans

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greatcoat [ˈgreıtkəʊt] N

charcoal [ˈtʃɑːkəʊl] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It's no good trying to sugar-coat the bitter pill.
www.smh.com.au
There really is no way to sugar-coat it.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
I appreciated the fact that they didn't sugar-coat that moment.
www.thestar.com
It serves no one -- not the public, politicians or police officers themselves -- to sugar-coat the issue.
news.nationalpost.com
They've tried to sugar-coat it by saying it was just an error but that's not the full story.
www.irishmirror.ie
Many sugar-coat poor performances simply because they want to be seen as nice bosses.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
We've certainly had enough admirable losses... we're not going to sugar-coat it.
www.smh.com.au
The report does not seek to sugar-coat the tough decisions that must be taken to adequately fund the third-level sector.
www.independent.ie
I try not to sugar-coat truths or to sound flashy.
lifestyle.inquirer.net
But if you only tell people nice stuff and sugar-coat everything, you won't have reflected their actual state.
www.newsandstar.co.uk

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