1
as in justifies
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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as in ignores
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 glosses (over)
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This year's installer icon is one of the ones that finally justifies years' worth of effort spent tracking and talking about the changes in macOS installer icons.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Throughout, in interviews with Costa, Malafaia justifies his political aspiration with Biblical parables.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The data analysis also ignores injuries and property destruction in non-fatal attacks as measures of political violence.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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The source explains that Meghan still has a level of mistrust towards the firm.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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As Lee explains further, his team tested several mixtures before finding the right one.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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When Glenna excuses herself to go check on Lady Ellen, Julia thanks the woman and then proceeds to sneakily follow her straight up to Ellen’s quarters.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Built as a private home in the mid-1800s, the six-room Inn at Brandywine Falls overlooks its namesake waterfall inside the park.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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This historic, Art Nouveau villa overlooks Lake Maggiore in the village of San Nazzaro.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Yet Carr continues to drop next-level passes over linebacker and defensive backs while seeing the entire field.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and 1-for-3 in the red zone against the Raiders, and Maye had some issues with accuracy, firing passes over the heads of wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Glosses (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glosses%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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