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gloss over

verb

  1. to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance

  2. to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment. For example, His resumé glossed over his lack of experience, or She tried to gloss over the mistake by insisting it would make no difference. [Mid-1600s]
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But are they truly rejecting “free market” conservatism, or is this just a tactical shift in their strategy to support the scramble for sheer profit and accumulated wealth, glossed over with religious rhetoric?

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Gilbert largely glosses over the fact that the 2010s unleashed a veritable onslaught of female talent on the cultural world.

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Bass glossed over questions about Caruso’s past criticisms of her, saying the “goal is restoring and healing this community.”

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "will not gloss over the shocking scenes", and that action would be taken accordingly, without specifying what that would be.

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The audience may feel some version of that in reverse, realizing the part we unwittingly played in glossing over Combs’ sins by upholding his celebrity.

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