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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Too often, when racial inequity is acknowledged, some people want to gloss over it, downplay it or label it as divisive.
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Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Too often, some of the harsher realities of incarceration appear glossed over, in a space that’s sometimes awkwardly visualized as more of a group home for wayward bohemians and vagabonds.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Somehow, that all-important thing—overall talent—is being glossed over right now.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The Knicks might not have survived Game 4, the one that ended with refs glossing over a foul from Josh Hart on an errant Tim Hardaway Jr.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Too often, some of the harsher realities of incarceration appear glossed over, in a space that’s sometimes awkwardly visualized as more of a group home for wayward bohemians and vagabonds.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Somehow, that all-important thing—overall talent—is being glossed over right now.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The Knicks might not have survived Game 4, the one that ended with refs glossing over a foul from Josh Hart on an errant Tim Hardaway Jr.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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