brushed (off)

verb

Definition of brushed (off)next
past tense of brush (off)
as in winked (at)

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  1. shrugged off
  2. dismissed
  3. rejected
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  • After the Dream's narrow 82-81 win, Reese shrugged off the controversy when asked about the wager.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The economy has so far shrugged off the turmoil as AI demand powers electronics exports.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of shrugged off
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  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Sherrill rejected that request Tuesday, calling it unsupported by law.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
  • There were two outliers who rejected the idea that COVID was made in a lab and that the pandemic had resulted from a lab-leak.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of rejected
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“Brushed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushed%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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