GLOSS OVER Definition & Meaning

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gloss over

verb

to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance
to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something

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Idioms and Phrases

Make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment. For example, His resum茅 glossed over his lack of experience , or She tried to gloss over the mistake by insisting it would make no difference . [Mid-1600s]

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He was a serial sexual assaulter, a fact that is glossed over in the performative grieving of others.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "will not gloss over the shocking scenes", and that action would be taken accordingly, without specifying what that would be.

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The audience may feel some version of that in reverse, realizing the part we unwittingly played in glossing over Combs鈥� sins by upholding his celebrity.

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In terms of texture, "Midas Man" has the look and feel of a made-for-television movie, particularly given the way that the film glosses over much of Epstein鈥檚 story and wholesale omits some aspects altogether.

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They鈥檝e become a soothing lullaby for policymakers, as if labeling our crises is enough to gloss over the harsh reality of what those words actually mean.

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