spin-doctored

adjective

Manipulated to appear in a more favorable light.

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Meanings

adjectivespin-doctored (comparative more spin-doctored, superlative most spin-doctored)

comparative more spin-doctored · superlative most spin-doctored

  1. Manipulated to appear in a more favorable light.

    In this spin-doctored version of events, the prime minister was returning from a royal banquet at Windsor Castle, when he received an unexpected call to say his culture secretary was resigning.

    2014 April 9, Rowena Mason, “Maria Miller: minister who got on the wrong side of MPs, public and press”, in The Guardian

Origin

From spin doctor.

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APA

spin-doctored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin-doctored

MLA

“spin-doctored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin-doctored. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spin-doctored,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin-doctored.

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