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GLOS/ɡlɒs/

To gloss (often gloss over) is to treat a problem as smoother or smaller than it is; a gloss is also a short explanation of a word. Hide is everyday; spin is media; a glossary (this batch) is a list of such notes. Do not rename an empty n as streamlined methods.

Meaning

To treat a problem as smaller or smoother than it is (gloss over); also to add a brief explanation.

Examples

• “Do not gloss a missing n as “streamlined methods”.”
• “Hide is everyday. Downplay is a cousin. Annotate is the honest short-note sense. Streamlined is a process claim. A blank cell is a hole. Either fill the n or say it is missing; do not polish the hole.”

Good to know

Smooth over; also annotate briefly. Everyday: hide / downplay. List of notes: glossary (this batch). Streamlined ≠ a blank n.

Near in meaning

downplay

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