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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  • For their part, the Irish — who lobbied for the flag — shrugged off the no-call afterward, at least publicly.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Moraitis shrugged off the fact that her opponent won Herbst’s endorsement.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrugged off
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  • The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Wilson, the attorney general, also rejected the conclusion that EdChoice harms public education.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s claims have been rejected by the courts and even since his return to the White House in 2025 no evidence of widespread fraud has been surfaced.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Brushed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushed%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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