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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In the memoir, with a brave sense of humor that doesn’t gloss over fear, Ms. Mulvaney recounts fending off paparazzi, arming herself with a kitchen knife for fear of a stalker, navigating death threats and thoughts of suicide. —

Maggie Lange, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 Some of those pressing questions, which involve serious issues of privacy and security, were glossed over. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025 Nina Turner, a former co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, said the new chair cannot gloss over the mistakes of 2024. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 This unabashedly upbeat take on the creator economy glosses over the precarious nature of platform labor. —

Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gloss over