slurred (over)

verb

past tense of slur (over)
as in ignored
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurred (over)
  1. ignored
  2. forgot
  3. passed over
Verb
  • Our guide to the warning signs of identity theft explains other clues that should not be ignored.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Hughes said that what union members and retirees want is to be heard after feeling ignored by politicians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Every one of those steps is a task, and a lot of that work runs on CPUs, the chips everyone forgot about in the AI conversation.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, Consuelos, who’s been married to Ripa since 1996, even forgot who his wife and daytime TV co-host was.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgot
Verb
  • But those on the other side of the debate argued that bringing an iced coffee to a job interview shouldn’t be the reason a qualified candidate gets passed over.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of passed over
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“Slurred (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurred%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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