gloss over
phrasal verb
glossed over; glossing over; glosses over
: to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important
He glossed over the accident.
The problems were ignored or glossed over.
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Now, in adolescence, Margaret attempts to document the incident honestly, accompanied by Poor Deer, the physical embodiment of her guilt, who intervenes whenever Margaret begins to gloss over the truth.
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
But his stylish book glosses over the flaws in that vision.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The point of a biopic is to capture the essence of the subject, not to create a Madame Tussauds fun house that glosses over history in favor of a perfect likeness (most biopics fail at both, hence the hex).
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 June 2024
The Early Access version of the game—which netted a million Steam sales in its first 24 hours last month—forces you to do a lot of the heavy lifting that many other city builders tend to gloss over.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
But his stylish book glosses over the flaws in that vision.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The point of a biopic is to capture the essence of the subject, not to create a Madame Tussauds fun house that glosses over history in favor of a perfect likeness (most biopics fail at both, hence the hex).
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 June 2024
The Early Access version of the game—which netted a million Steam sales in its first 24 hours last month—forces you to do a lot of the heavy lifting that many other city builders tend to gloss over.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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