gloss over
phrasal verb
glossed over; glossing over; glosses over
: to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important
He glossed over the accident.
The problems were ignored or glossed over.
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But as the document circulated in AI circles, AI safety advocates, including some at Anthropic, became concerned about language that seemed to gloss over the topic of guardrails.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The first kept glossing over everything, saying this isn’t damage and that isn’t an impact, Matthews said.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Those latter three likely don’t quite measure up in my opinion, but given the movement of the bar for starting pitchers, they shouldn’t merely be glossed over.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The state’s finance and reform package — which the editorial glosses over — does more than just write a check.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The first kept glossing over everything, saying this isn’t damage and that isn’t an impact, Matthews said.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Those latter three likely don’t quite measure up in my opinion, but given the movement of the bar for starting pitchers, they shouldn’t merely be glossed over.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The state’s finance and reform package — which the editorial glosses over — does more than just write a check.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Gloss over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gloss%20over. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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