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.

Examples of brush aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What interested me was the silence that follows – the way young people internalize what happens to them, especially in environments where difficult experiences are quickly normalized or brushed aside. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026

So far, Mamdani has cheerfully brushed aside these cartoon-villain allegations, announcing an ambitious universal-childcare plan and holding an adorable press conference with constituents in the under-five demographic. —Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026

But Azor brushed aside their concerns and pushed them into a bathroom to record their vocals. —Andy Greene, VIBE.com, 9 Feb. 2026

However, fears of a bubble have clouded the outlook for AI, a worry Huang has repeatedly brushed aside. —Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for brush aside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified