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                    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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