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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush (aside or off)
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Henry Mackeen-Shapiro, a protester who graduated in May, said the school makes up its own rules and ignores its own deadlines while strictly enforcing them on students.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
However, the international community has largely ignored the opinion, bringing into question its significance and challenging the credibility of the Court.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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You’d be forgiven for thinking Putin is not that interested in pursuing peace, considering Moscow’s refusal to entertain a ceasefire with Kyiv up to this point and the continual bombing of Ukraine.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rayya has blacked out the worst months, and simply asks Gilbert to forgive her; Gilbert grants her forgiveness.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The three of us leaped from the monsoonmobile as soon as Olbinski put it into park, rushing to the wall overlooking the tarmac and the haboob closing in on us.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, the Protection Collection aims to reach out to people, especially those whose hair types are not typically targeted by marketing, and those who are often overlooked or ignored.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Elena Kagan says the majority should explain.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Its food business, which includes Lay’s chips, Quaker, and Rice-A-Roni, is no longer strong enough to paper over its beverage weakness; Elliott suggests some pruning.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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How many old game-management cracks were papered over a year ago by Shedeur, the best passer in school history, and Travis Hunter, the Buffs’ best-ever athlete?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Businesses can and should use catastrophe models themselves to establish baseline risk profiles, stress-test scenarios, quantify protection gaps, and justify resilience investments.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some are too flashy, while others look too plain to justify the price tag.—
Amina Ayoud,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
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The docuseries follows the reality-TV family as Todd and Julie are eventually pardoned, released from prison and return home.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Aug. 2025
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His administration pardoned roughly 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the riot.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Brush (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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