brush aside
phrasal verb
brushed aside; brushing aside; brushes aside
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)
He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest.
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The ongoing feud raises questions about the future of Fed independence, but the market has brushed aside the risks for now.
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The actual complexities of the Yemeni state under the leadership of the Houthi movement were brushed aside.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Women’s concerns are often minimized or brushed aside, making this an especially difficult area to navigate.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Coach Jeff Blashill brushed aside the idea of playing harder for that streak, but the team came out better than in previous second games of back-to-backs.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The actual complexities of the Yemeni state under the leadership of the Houthi movement were brushed aside.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Women’s concerns are often minimized or brushed aside, making this an especially difficult area to navigate.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 6 Jan. 2026
Coach Jeff Blashill brushed aside the idea of playing harder for that streak, but the team came out better than in previous second games of back-to-backs.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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