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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However, other House Republicans brushed aside concerns about contentious town halls.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Having voted to reject the embassy in 2022, some councilors complained that the government was brushing aside their concerns, including fears that the Chinese could tap into sensitive communications lines that run into the City of London.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The comments are the third time in less than a week that the president has brushed aside concerns about the effect on U.S. consumers from his new steep tariffs on China, and suggested that Americans should be comfortable with fewer things.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Rosemary hitchhiked to the prison wearing a simple crepe and silk shawl to comfort her husband, brushing aside fears about the Zodiac Killer operating in the area.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Having voted to reject the embassy in 2022, some councilors complained that the government was brushing aside their concerns, including fears that the Chinese could tap into sensitive communications lines that run into the City of London.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The comments are the third time in less than a week that the president has brushed aside concerns about the effect on U.S. consumers from his new steep tariffs on China, and suggested that Americans should be comfortable with fewer things.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Rosemary hitchhiked to the prison wearing a simple crepe and silk shawl to comfort her husband, brushing aside fears about the Zodiac Killer operating in the area.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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