gloss
Example Sentences
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The question for AI was how to achieve a flawless gloss or matte finish as quickly as possible.
It was the kind of routine email that employees would normally gloss over.
Buying in — the right lip gloss, the right sneakers, the right acne medication — was all that was required.
From Salon
The consumer critique of “Spent” is one that punches primarily sideways, highlighting how readily Alison betrays her own high ethical and political standards and how reflexively she uses an intellectual gloss to rationalize the betrayals.
From Salon
Some of the most popular video games in the world have a military theme, and have been accused of glamourising or glossing over the reality of armed conflicts - something the companies behind them reject.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.