Gloze over and Wink at

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Gloze over verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

Usage example: we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie

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Wink at and gloze over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wink at" instead a verb "Gloze over".

Wink at verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

Usage example: for too long the school just winked at the young athletes' hooliganism, dismissing it as a case of “boys being boys”

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Gloze over and wink at are semantically related. You can use "Gloze over" instead a verb "Wink at".

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