sweep aside

verb

swept aside; sweeping aside; sweeps aside

: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore (something)

He swept aside questions about his son's arrest.

He swept aside their objections, refusing to change his plans.

Examples of sweep aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The City of Yes plan swept aside cumbersome zoning rules and made office buildings completed as recently as 1990 eligible for conversion in most of Manhattan and parts of other boroughs. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

England have not exactly swept aside all-comers this summer but have shown tournament nous and impressive durability to get this far. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Just three Royals hitters drove in runs during a mid-week series that saw the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays sweep aside the scuffling club in Kansas City. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

And the social-media platform is the only way to understand how all of those normal gatekeepers have been swept aside. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for sweep aside

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