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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Contessa, however, interrupts to hold the group accountable, challenging them to stop glossing over Heavenly’s words.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
Critics argue that the system pressures accused migrants into plea deals and glosses over issues like human trafficking that force some migrants into drug dealing.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Morris, following a conversation with the music critic Robert Christgau, dissects how contemporary (and largely white) critics glossed over the fusion of pop and gospel that made Wonder’s art so revelatory.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And while Melloan in no way glossed over the myriad of errors the federal government made in the 1930s on the way to a sluggish economic decade for the United States, his book was a reminder of two things: First, an economic slowdown in the U.S. is an economic boom most anywhere else.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
Critics argue that the system pressures accused migrants into plea deals and glosses over issues like human trafficking that force some migrants into drug dealing.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Morris, following a conversation with the music critic Robert Christgau, dissects how contemporary (and largely white) critics glossed over the fusion of pop and gospel that made Wonder’s art so revelatory.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And while Melloan in no way glossed over the myriad of errors the federal government made in the 1930s on the way to a sluggish economic decade for the United States, his book was a reminder of two things: First, an economic slowdown in the U.S. is an economic boom most anywhere else.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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