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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For a stroll back in time, bucolic Natchez, MS offers tourists a comforting view of the antebellum South, glossing over such inconvenient realities as millions of people held in bondage.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The star at the center of Molina’s universe is Ingrid Luna, a Rita Hayworth-type bombshell whose ice blonde tresses cannot gloss over her Latin flair.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Unprocessed-food moms on social media tend to gloss over the sheer amount of money and prep work involved in life without convenience foods.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Redwine and the film crew were careful to walk the line between inspirational and tragic — not zeroing in on challenges of living with a disability but not glossing over them, either.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The star at the center of Molina’s universe is Ingrid Luna, a Rita Hayworth-type bombshell whose ice blonde tresses cannot gloss over her Latin flair.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Unprocessed-food moms on social media tend to gloss over the sheer amount of money and prep work involved in life without convenience foods.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Redwine and the film crew were careful to walk the line between inspirational and tragic — not zeroing in on challenges of living with a disability but not glossing over them, either.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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