brush aside
phrasal verb
brushed aside; brushing aside; brushes aside
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)
He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest.
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Despite being brushed aside by her father at birth, Isla is on the Waves’ payroll, as well.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Before, it was somewhat brushed aside, with Jimmy Butler cited as a playmaker.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
After warming up and enduring our thanks, Willard — brushing aside our objections — returned to his own home.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Trump ’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Before, it was somewhat brushed aside, with Jimmy Butler cited as a playmaker.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
After warming up and enduring our thanks, Willard — brushing aside our objections — returned to his own home.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Trump ’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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