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

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

Sources indicate Middleton stepped up when Harry and Meghan left the royal family and is now feeling like her loyalty is not being rewarded, while the fact that the two left is being swept aside. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026

South Africa had tried to acclimatize to playing in these testing conditions by training pre-tournament at high-altitude Pachuca, but were swept aside by a much stronger team. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Rhymes for sweep aside

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• alkoxide
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• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
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• ceramide