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
Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Let the solution sit for a few minutes, scrub with a brush, and rinse thoroughly with clean water.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Shensky said young people should be careful not to brush these symptoms off as just stress or anxiety.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Define the Cupid’s bow, lightly trace your natural lip shape, and use a fingertip or lip brush to buff the color inward for a soft, diffused blur.
—Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
Let the solution sit for a few minutes, scrub with a brush, and rinse thoroughly with clean water.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
On Monday, Kimmel brushed off the latest dust-up.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Shensky said young people should be careful not to brush these symptoms off as just stress or anxiety.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush
encounter
Noun
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Guests find this cultural exchange just as memorable as the wildlife encounters.—
Debbie Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Detectives later reviewed body camera footage and were able to identify the man from another encounter, the Folsom Police Department said in a social media post.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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“Brush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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