as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
a documentary that slurs over certain important facts as it offers a very biased case for a conspiracy theory
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Verb
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Don’t ignore it or joke past it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026 -
The pope ignoring atrocities The papal mission appears to have overlooked a visit to Nigeria.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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People forget that the evening newscast is 22 minutes long, and so to be able to really dig into these important topics on platforms like Substack and YouTube and my podcast has been incredibly gratifying.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s highly detailed accounts of childhood abuse at Jackson’s hands were, to many viewers, impossible to forget.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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However, Los Angeles was passed over.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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O’Neill was passed over in 2024 to run Nike (Elliott Hill came out of retirement for the gig) after a quarter century at the sneaker maker.—
Shelly Banjo,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Slur (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur%20%28over%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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