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as in to excuse
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately
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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloss (over)
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The abused person may excuse their abusive partner’s behavior and even blame themselves. 6.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025 -
No one watching in good faith could’ve mistaken her for excusing the marchers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
1 May 2025
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The Murrow perspective allows Clooney and Heslov to ignore the actual Communist contamination of both the media and the government.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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Yet in a nation where 42 percent of adults live with obesity—a rate that has nearly doubled since the 1980s—the arrival of a drug that actually works was hard to ignore.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Reports indicate that some Republican senators have been weighing whether eliminating the California rules justifies breaking that norm.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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The Guardians didn’t feel Gimenez offered enough offense to justify his long-term contract, which becomes increasingly expensive.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Miami would be forgiven for not expecting two of the modern era’s most prolific big-game players to make such a difference, but that’s the hand Mascherano was dealt at this stage.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The unpaid interest is forgiven if your payment doesn’t fully cover the interest.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This is implied by Yelena’s backstory explaining the asterisked title as a reference to her childhood failures and disappointments.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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This is where cryopreservation comes in, explains seed- and cryobiologist Manuela Nagel of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, co-author of an article on cryopreservation in the 2024 Annual Review of Plant Biology.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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It is often overlooked just how young Amorim’s squad is — the sixth-youngest in the Premier League this season — with a lot of minutes going to the likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund, in high-pressure roles where output is everything and confidence can be torn to pieces.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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May 1, 2025 In the ongoing search for healthy snack options, black olives often get overlooked.—
Violeta Valdés,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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The tremors can be so muffled and distant that people continually adapt, explaining away the anomalies.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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However easy that is to explain away, that factoid remains kind of interesting.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Gloss (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloss%20%28over%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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