BRUSHES (ASIDE OR OFF) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

brushes (aside or off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of brush (aside or off)

as in ignores

to dismiss as of little importance brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied

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The White House is likely to play hardball if confronted with investigations, and Democrats are bracing for an administration that potentially ignores subpoenas or refuses to turn over paperwork that lawmakers are demanding.

— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Defending Israel's military strikes, Netanyahu blasted the dramatic hall exit as mind-blowing hypocrisy that ignores the global threat posed by Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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By comparison, strong fluid flows elongated the cells and caused DNA damage, a crucial control detail that explains why past experiments might have yielded misleading results.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
But New York always had allure, the Midwest native author explains to PEOPLE.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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