gloss over

phrasal verb

glossed over; glossing over; glosses over

: to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important

He glossed over the accident.

The problems were ignored or glossed over.

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Also, in a criminal tax prosecution, the eyes of the jurors may gloss over when being presented with days of a technical violation of the rules for exempt charities, but the average juror can easily grasp that backdating is wrong. —

Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Nelson's onscreen video call with Cory this season focused on his recovery and positive attitude and their friendship, but fans were upset that the episode glossed over important details about the accident. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 The issue of Palestinian statehood can no longer be glossed over. —

Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024 In the novel, the factory workers are not glossed over as a nameless mass… Readers also get a glimpse of the workers’ daily existence and challenges such as housing, low wage, layoff, bad health, and debts—something uncommon in contemporary popular literature. —

H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gloss over