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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The White House has brushed aside the downgrade, describing it as largely symbolic and dismissing both the lagging indicator and the rater.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Questions about the overheating of the American economy were brushed aside as impertinent.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
However, other House Republicans brushed aside concerns about contentious town halls.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Having voted to reject the embassy in 2022, some councilors complained that the government was brushing aside their concerns, including fears that the Chinese could tap into sensitive communications lines that run into the City of London.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Questions about the overheating of the American economy were brushed aside as impertinent.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
However, other House Republicans brushed aside concerns about contentious town halls.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Having voted to reject the embassy in 2022, some councilors complained that the government was brushing aside their concerns, including fears that the Chinese could tap into sensitive communications lines that run into the City of London.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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