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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Well, while the headlines were about how the $6.1 billion deal would be the richest in U.S. sports history, the articles themselves tended to gloss over the fact that the NBA would still have to examine the deal before putting it up to a league-wide vote.
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Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Flaws like these could be glossed over with enough wit.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
But the parts of her life that were real, like losing a child with Jagger to a miscarriage, were glossed over by friends and ignored by those who wanted an upbeat beauty on the rock star’s arm.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
The Dolphins have glossed over stuff like this routinely.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Flaws like these could be glossed over with enough wit.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
But the parts of her life that were real, like losing a child with Jagger to a miscarriage, were glossed over by friends and ignored by those who wanted an upbeat beauty on the rock star’s arm.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
The Dolphins have glossed over stuff like this routinely.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gloss over
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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