skim

The overall tension allows us to skim over the flaws and foibles in the script, especially when the resolution is so hard-fought.

In Kazan, Vladimir Putin's task will be to skim over the differences and paint a picture of unity, while showing the Russian public – and the international community – that his country is far from isolated.

"It's important we don't skim over what happened."

And a casual skim of social media posts and comment threads, then and now, showed that people were rooting for the couple.

His analysis of these cases is shallow and often dubious; Barrett highlighted unfounded inferences in Thomas’ skim of the historical record, questioning his generalizations from a handful of archaic decisions.