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present participle of brush (aside or off)
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to dismiss as of little importance
- brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied
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“Brushing (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushing%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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