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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Women’s concerns are often minimized or brushed aside, making this an especially difficult area to navigate.
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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
Mamdani brushed aside the appointment, noting that Adams’s administration is on a time clock.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
As an entrepreneur and university founder and president, I was ignored in the early days, brushed aside and underestimated.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
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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
Mamdani brushed aside the appointment, noting that Adams’s administration is on a time clock.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
As an entrepreneur and university founder and president, I was ignored in the early days, brushed aside and underestimated.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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