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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In titling this album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, Columbia is glossing over Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, which was Streisand’s follow-up to Partners.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Even that stretch seemed to gloss over some of the team’s slow start offensively.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mazin chose to use this challenge in Season 2 rather than gloss over it.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
While Korean jelly nails or lavender milk nails are a lot of fun, the best nude nail polishes aren’t to be glossed over.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Even that stretch seemed to gloss over some of the team’s slow start offensively.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mazin chose to use this challenge in Season 2 rather than gloss over it.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.
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