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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As an entrepreneur and university founder and president, I was ignored in the early days, brushed aside and underestimated.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
While a guest on this week’s episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, Zhao recalled brushing aside Richter’s warning, and the underlying logic behind it.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
While a guest on this week’s episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, Zhao recalled brushing aside Richter’s warning, and the underlying logic behind it.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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