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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Issues get brushed aside with surface-level assurances that later turn into major challenges.
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Trump, this week, repeatedly brushed aside concerns over the plane.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
Bondi's supporters, however, brush aside such talk.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 6 May 2025
The White House has brushed aside the downgrade, describing it as largely symbolic and dismissing both the lagging indicator and the rater.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Trump, this week, repeatedly brushed aside concerns over the plane.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
Bondi's supporters, however, brush aside such talk.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 6 May 2025
The White House has brushed aside the downgrade, describing it as largely symbolic and dismissing both the lagging indicator and the rater.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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