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.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
They were also swept aside by Guardiola’s men 3-0 in the league at Stamford Bridge only five weeks ago.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
They were also swept aside by Guardiola’s men 3-0 in the league at Stamford Bridge only five weeks ago.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Rules that were supposed to keep this from happening are swept aside.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Russia may have been thwarted in its immediate bid to sweep aside the Ukrainian president and swallow its neighbor whole.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sweep aside
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“Sweep aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20aside. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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