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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Trump brushed aside past criticism from Mamdani—including claims the administration’s deportation tactics were despotic—quipping that holding executive office forces officials to evolve.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Separated by a hair’s breadth Sinner meanwhile goes into Turin on a scintillating indoor winning streak having recently brushed aside Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his maiden Paris Masters title.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Karp brushed aside critics of Palantir’s strategic direction, but a closer look at the trading floor suggested his boasts were no match for market structure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The gesture left her feeling brushed aside.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Separated by a hair’s breadth Sinner meanwhile goes into Turin on a scintillating indoor winning streak having recently brushed aside Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to win his maiden Paris Masters title.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Karp brushed aside critics of Palantir’s strategic direction, but a closer look at the trading floor suggested his boasts were no match for market structure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The gesture left her feeling brushed aside.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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