glossed over
Example Sentences
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Yet the rosy picture they painted glossed over potential adverse effects—which some influencers themselves experienced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The question that’s been glossed over, however, is whether the ballroom would really patch up security for the president.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
The new awareness is the latest indication that the detente has largely glossed over a rivalry between the U.S. and China that is only beginning.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
But this "now-or-never" approach, she argues, glossed over the fact it was a risk-taking start-up that "never finished attracting investment".
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
He once asked me to tell him about my African trip and I simply glossed over it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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