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Discover LudwigThe phrase "glossing over" is correct and usable in written English.
"Glossing over" is an idiom that is used to mean "to avoid talking about a subject or issue or to ignore it". For example: The mayor tried to keep the scandal in the news by glossing over the facts.
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glossing over
verb
Present participle of gloss over
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Google partly has itself to blame for this, by glossing over the details in hyping the move to Hong Kong.
These are crucial check boxes that first-time investors were glossing over too quickly during the hardware bubble.
Glossing over a friend's untimely, unfair death, however, was not one of them.
They're just glossing over.
You're glossing over that".
Not glossing over things is an understatement.
Glossing over differences won't do either.
They are glossing over the reality.
The last-minute agreement was vague, glossing over crucial questions.
But can you forgive Invisible Children for glossing over this?
Do you ever consider glossing over the more squeamish details?
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