gloss (over)

verb

Definition of gloss (over)next
1
as in to excuse
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately

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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloss (over)
  1. excuse
  2. ignore
  3. justify
  4. forgive
  5. explain
  6. overlook
  7. explain away
Verb
  • As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to handling another diner’s place settings.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • You’d be excused for forgetting that both men were still running for the U.S. Senate in California.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of excuse
Verb
  • Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • Traders have been betting for months that a Trump victory could enhance the value of Truth Social — though justifying its current price tag would be very difficult even if Trump is back in the White House.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And, before beginning, there’s often a need to justify the investment internally.
    Andrea Wasserman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of justify
Verb
  • Now, our son is making overtures on behalf of his wife to just forgive and forget.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Sounds to me like your friend can’t, won’t, or is disinclined to forgive you.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of forgive
Verb
  • For any that haven’t reached green, clicking the segment reveals exactly why and, in most cases, explains how to get a better score.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Abramovitch explained how Swift could have been an exception to this rule because her career in both country and pop music gives her fans on both sides of the American political divide.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of explain
Verb
  • Because some of these features are more technical in nature, people often overlook them.
    Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This backcountry Breckenridge home, which becomes its own glorified snow globe each winter, overlooks the Tenmile range’s highest peak, Mount Quandary.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of overlook
Verb
  • The quarterback attempted to explain away the situation after the fact.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Will explains away all of the suspicious pieces of evidence pointing in his direction.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of explain away
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glossing (over)

gloss (over)

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“Gloss (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloss%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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