BRUSH (ASIDE OR OFF) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

brush (aside or off)

verb

Definition of brush (aside or off)

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied

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Renner said Donalds is ignoring base Republican voters in his campaign, especially by refusing to debate him, Collins and conservative activist and investor James Fishback.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
The simple, rather depressing, and completely overwhelming fact of the matter is that the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot be ignored, even as superhero fatigue has definitively set in at the global box office.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of ignore

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Students from Rebel Song Academy, Harmony Project and Base Academy of Music will all take the stage, while Stars Out, a youth performance group, will perform songs connected to Kansas City musicians whose contributions are often overlooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The main bedroom and balcony overlook a wooden garden; inside, the interiors are flooded with light.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of overlook

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Rasa is also using AI to draft the statements that get sent to court, explaining to the judge why the expungement should be approved.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Malloy crisscrossed the state during his first few months in office, holding 17 town meetings to explain the fiscal ticking time bomb represented by unfunded pension obligations.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of explain

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Israel’s defense minister has justified the destruction as a strategic decision to remove any threat of Hezbollah.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
However, with virtually the same design and battery life as its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 9 doesn't offer enough meaningful improvements to justify its higher starting price.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of justify

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On his first day in office, the president pardoned nearly every defendant charged in connection with the Capitol riot, which Judge Mehta described as an assault on the peaceful transfer of power.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Paul argued Fauci using the Fifth Amendment was unsupported because former President Joe Biden, whom Fauci advised during the pandemic, pardoned him.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardon

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