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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Afterward, Vikander is all but brushed aside.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Many brushed aside the cheeky clip as mischievous teasing between teammates at the time.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
However, when asked if Holmes might be a candidate to be removed from the rotation as well, manager Carlos Mendoza brushed aside the question after the eventual 13-5 Mets win on Tuesday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump brushed aside those legal niceties, saying Bondi would immediately take over leadership of the Metropolitan Police Department.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Many brushed aside the cheeky clip as mischievous teasing between teammates at the time.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
However, when asked if Holmes might be a candidate to be removed from the rotation as well, manager Carlos Mendoza brushed aside the question after the eventual 13-5 Mets win on Tuesday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump brushed aside those legal niceties, saying Bondi would immediately take over leadership of the Metropolitan Police Department.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brush aside
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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