slurring (over)

verb

present participle of slur (over)
as in ignoring
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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  1. ignoring
  2. passing over
  3. forgetting
Verb
  • The aftermath of the fire has been litigious, with tenants accusing companies of not maintaining safety systems, ignoring complaints about fireworks and failing to secure the property after the fire.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • The market up until now has been looking through or flat out ignoring the inevitable supply shock if the status quo persists, our base case expectation.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • With eclipses passing over the country three years in a row, Spain is well on its way to cementing its reputation as a premier astrotourism destination.
    — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026
  • The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of passing over
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  • Many businesses focus heavily on improving products while forgetting about the value of responsiveness.
    — Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Never forgetting your past, but also living in the present, and always striving to do more in the future.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of forgetting
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