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Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING

gloss

2 verb
     
gloss2
TCN [transitive] to provide a note in a piece of writing, explaining a difficult word, phrase, or idea

gloss over something

phrasal verb
to avoid talking about something unpleasant, or to say as little as possible about it:
She glossed over the details of her divorce.
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