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past tense of gloss (over)
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1
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
to dismiss as of little importance
- this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws
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“Glossed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glossed%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2021.
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