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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  • Those ostensible allies shrugged off criticism of their destructive interventions in Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some fans who saw the footage largely shrugged off Miller’s protest.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrugged off
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  • Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company.
    — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Brushed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushed%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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