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 that moment, Kate recognizes that this isn’t a topic that everybody is going to easily gloss over — a realization that registers squarely on Bibb’s face.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Up to now, it’s been possible to gloss over failings in ESG, CSR and DEI, but that will stop in 2025.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Told in a fragmented, non-linear structure, 500 Days of Summer jumps through highs and lows, first dates and final goodbyes, capturing how our minds romanticize relationships while glossing over inconvenient truths.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
What the Times glosses over is that pre-Oct. 7 Israel was following a peacetime targeting standard that no civilians would be harmed during strikes against Hamas operatives—an impossible constraint to adhere to in a major conventional war in an urban setting.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Matt Minton, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Up to now, it’s been possible to gloss over failings in ESG, CSR and DEI, but that will stop in 2025.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Told in a fragmented, non-linear structure, 500 Days of Summer jumps through highs and lows, first dates and final goodbyes, capturing how our minds romanticize relationships while glossing over inconvenient truths.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
What the Times glosses over is that pre-Oct. 7 Israel was following a peacetime targeting standard that no civilians would be harmed during strikes against Hamas operatives—an impossible constraint to adhere to in a major conventional war in an urban setting.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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