gloss (over)

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Verb
  • As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to handling another diner’s place settings.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • You’d be excused for forgetting that both men were still running for the U.S. Senate in California.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Tech company CEOs who largely sat on the sidelines for the presidential election sent their congratulations Wednesday to President-elect Donald Trump, ignoring Trump’s history of threats against some of them and joining their peer Elon Musk in welcoming Trump back to power.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But this view ignores the vital ways that states can also safeguard American democracy—including in a contested presidential election.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Traders have been betting for months that a Trump victory could enhance the value of Truth Social — though justifying its current price tag would be very difficult even if Trump is back in the White House.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The fact that its nuclear warheads are so close to Ukraine could, in fact, tempt Russia to conduct a false-flag operation on its own storage sites in order to justify a nuclear attack.
    William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Now, our son is making overtures on behalf of his wife to just forgive and forget.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Sounds to me like your friend can’t, won’t, or is disinclined to forgive you.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Elena Ferrante explains that the earthquake was an exterior thing.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For any that haven’t reached green, clicking the segment reveals exactly why and, in most cases, explains how to get a better score.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Because some of these features are more technical in nature, people often overlook them.
    Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This backcountry Breckenridge home, which becomes its own glorified snow globe each winter, overlooks the Tenmile range’s highest peak, Mount Quandary.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The quarterback attempted to explain away the situation after the fact.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Will explains away all of the suspicious pieces of evidence pointing in his direction.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Gloss (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloss%20%28over%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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