as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers
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as in to kiss
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement
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Recent Examples of brush
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 June 2025
Watch this video for alternative ways to clean your grill without using a wire brush.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 June 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 June 2025
Circular retail is a long-term value play Don’t brush off circular retail as a passing trend.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Noun
Just simply run a brush or a comb through your hair from root to tip to disperse any build-up, et voilà.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 June 2025
Watch this video for alternative ways to clean your grill without using a wire brush.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 June 2025
Verb
The purpose of these songs is to help teach kids a wide range of important skills, including the names of fruits and vegetables, and how to get dressed in the morning and brush your teeth.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 June 2025
Circular retail is a long-term value play Don’t brush off circular retail as a passing trend.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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encounter
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Plant, then 18, had a brief but powerful encounter with the princess that sparked her lifelong mission to honor Diana’s legacy.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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But policing experts say the aggressive approach is provoking unnecessarily dangerous encounters.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Brush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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