Definitions for gloss over
gloss over

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp oververb

   treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

2. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush upverb

   cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

   "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

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1. gloss oververb

   To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

2. gloss oververb

   To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.

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1. gloss over

   To gloss over means to ignore or avoid discussing something, especially by treating it as less significant or problematic than it actually is. It can also refer to quickly, superficially, or inadequately dealing with a particular subject or matter to mask the actual situation or reality.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gloss over in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gloss over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of gloss over in a Sentence

1. Betty Deas Clark:

   I believe we're moving forward ... Forgiveness is the message of the hour, to say forgiveness is not to negate what has taken place. We don't want to gloss over what has happened.

2. Melissa Jacobs:

   They just sort of gloss over things to make it seem as if everybody is this wonderful, altruistic person.

3. Carly Fiorina:

   I’ve been very transparent about the fact that I was fired in a boardroom brawl at Hewlett-Packard, it’s not unfair at all to question that. What’s unfair is when people gloss over the facts.

4. Amanda Gorman:

   In my poem, I’m not going to in any way gloss over what we’ve seen over the past few weeks and, dare I say, the past few years. But what I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal. It’s doing that in a way that is not erasing or neglecting the harsh truths I think America needs to reconcile with.

5. Alex French:

   We feel fortunate that The Atlantic decided to work with us, and we are grateful that the piece has gone through The Atlantic's thoughtful editorial process, which included another rigorous fact-check and robust legal vetting, singer's response to The Atlantic story wrongfully used' homophobia' to deflect from sexual assault allegations and GLAAD urges the media and the industry at large to not gloss over the fact that survivors of sexual assault should be put first.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gloss over
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gloss_Over
3. ^ ChatGPT
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