gloze (over)

verb

Definition of gloze (over)next
1
as in to gloss (over)
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs

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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloze (over)
  1. ignore
  2. excuse
  3. forgive
  4. explain
  5. overlook
  6. justify
  7. explain away
  8. pass over
Verb
  • The trolls ignore Reed’s efforts to offer the estate a platform to rebut Robson and Safechuck’s allegations.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • These tasks include staunching blood, ignoring lies, returning books, paying fees and – quite often – combing out the lice, to name just a few from the recitation of fierce, loving gestures.
    — Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • A lot of students were aspiring actors: One week three people in my class were excused early to audition for the same Nickelodeon TV show.
    — Mara Wilson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Teachers who object for reasons of religion or conscience can be excused and replaced with a substitute reader.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of excuse
Verb
  • You would be forgiven for mistaking the Slim, at a glance, for the original model.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Known more as a producer of top-end future-NBA talent like Ben Simmons, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and current Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, you’d be forgiven for thinking the prep school even cared about track and field.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of forgive
Verb
  • Furious parents who preferred a school close to home over one that educates its students protested when Levy-David tried to explain her plan.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The United States Department of Justice revealed the arrest on May 13, 2020, explaining that Fayne, who also goes by the name Arkansas Mo, had been arrested on federal bank fraud charges arising from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.
    — Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of explain
Verb
  • However, a key piece of the puzzle is often overlooked: supplier voices.
    — Adele Stafford, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One who might have been overlooked a bit in the initial recruiting process.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of overlook
Verb
  • Many are wondering how this happened and how it can possibly be justified.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Insurers struggle to justify and approve budgets for costly testing regimes like a PET scan, which can cost as much as $8,000 per test.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of justify
Verb
  • These digital artifacts create a detailed record of human activity and movement that’s difficult to falsify or explain away.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But over time, many have raised their standards and grown more critical, while others have become experts at explaining away silence to secure 30 more minutes of guilt-free listening to a new release from their favorite artist.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of explain away
Verb
  • Odegaard lifted a pass over their heads and into his path.
    — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Full moons in 2025 After the total lunar eclipse passes over Kansas City, viewers will have 10 more chances to see a full moon this year.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of pass over
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