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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The suspect allegedly attempted to flee again by jumping fences and ignoring the officers’ commands to stop, but was apprehended and placed in custody.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters.

— John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of ignore

Verb

From the side, you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a hill; a thick carpet of grass grows up the walls and over the roof.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026
The final few episodes’ excessive melodrama is easily forgiven when what’s good here — above-average fights, solid jokes, and a game cast — isn’t so easy to forget.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of forgive

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Those uninterested in the South of France or the northeastern tip of Spain could enjoy the Mediterranean climate on Gothic-style rooftop terraces overlooking the lush Turkish forest.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Put every kind of genius to work, especially the kind your rivals overlook.

— André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of overlook

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Lobello explains why soccer is such an efficient form of exercise and what the World Cup could mean for adults looking to get active.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Shimizu voluntarily stayed in Vietnam after World War II to join the Việt Minh resistance, opposing French colonial reoccupation, the photographer explained.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of explain

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The saga — full of botched timelines, unverified vandalism claims and now toxicity concerns — has become an unlikely metaphor for the administration’s broader instinct to paper over problems rather than fix them.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
With ballots set to be printed this week, the issue was appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court on an expedited basis, with both sides filing court papers over the weekend.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of paper over

Verb

Duke then justified its presence in the ACC championship by beating Virginia 27-20 in overtime.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
But that valuation is justified given CAVA’s strong qualitative fundamentals, such as recent menu innovations and high customer loyalty, leaving the stock attractive, Morgan Stanley said.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of justify

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Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Working at the garden center gave me an opportunity to return to my roots — pardon the pun — as a farmer's daughter who loves the reward that comes from a hard day's work.

— Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of pardon

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