brush aside

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

Despite pledging to participate in multiple debates, Becerra brushed aside several invitations, agreeing to just a solitary one-hour face-off against Hilton on CNN in late September. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Manager Enzo Maresca has brushed aside a barrage of tricky questions about the topic with a smile, while players, both past and present, have toed the line. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

One sailor’s father brushed aside reports about the suicide attempts. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

Trump has largely brushed aside the warnings and attempted to reframe concerns around AI. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for brush aside

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