GLOZES (OVER) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

glozes (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gloze (over)

as in glosses (over)

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs

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as in ignores

to dismiss as of little importance we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie

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In instances like these, and there are many of them, one realizes how the novel acquires, and justifies, its title.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
And for four consecutive games, the running back unit has proved it more than justifies the hype.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of justifies

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As well as hearing the audio of the Princess, the three-part doc series explains how and when they were recorded, and the extraordinary lengths Diana went to in order to ensure her story could be heard.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of explains

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None of that excuses his behavior, but a change of brain function, rather than a change of heart, is something his constituents need to consider.

— Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Any person who celebrates, encourages, or excuses actions like these is fundamentally wrong.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of excuses

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The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
When the lead satellite passes over something big — for example, a glacier — the object’s gravity pulls the lead satellite faster, creating a larger, measurable gap between it and the follower satellite.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of passes over

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