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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With the Great Wealth Transfer scheduled to get underway in the next few decades, younger generations could be forgiven for thinking a windfall might be coming their way.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Find the less desirable line, however, and the hole remains forgiving enough to leave a straightforward approach and an excellent chance to make par.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of forgive

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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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The enterprise fund is generated from airport user fees, such as airline terminal rents, aircraft landing fees, parking revenues and rental car customer facility charges, Johnson explained.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Indefinite Causal Order Quantum systems often display behaviors that are difficult to explain with classical physics.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Definition of explain

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Spread paper towels or paper over a work surface and label a paper plate or shallow container for each variety.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
The Democrats’ bad brand, and their willingness to hand influence to outside groups to paper over it, has increasingly become a problem for them this year.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of paper over

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Hawley argued that Fauci lost his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he was pardoned by former President Joe Biden.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Before leaving office in 2025, former President Joe Biden had pardoned Fauci for any of his actions dating to 2014.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of pardon

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