SLURRED (OVER) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Bonta had previously ordered Bianco to pause his investigation, and Bianco largely ignored him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of promoting the new album, George mostly ignored his own catalog, devoting two-thirds of the set to oldies by his heroes, including David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Culture Club, and Elton John.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

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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

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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

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