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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Ingrid Jacques highlighted an incredible woman who took on Pornhub and writes that while Olympic boxers deserve compassion, questions of fairness in sports shouldn’t be brushed aside.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Once the Games start and the athletes are on the court or off the blocks, these issues tend to be brushed aside, for better or worse.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 July 2024
The realities of their experiences are frequently brushed aside or ignored by many of the same Republicans who were quick to blame rhetoric from the left for the attack on Trump.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Netanyahu has brushed aside calls for new elections, which are not required until October 2026, saying holding them during a war would only help Hamas.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Once the Games start and the athletes are on the court or off the blocks, these issues tend to be brushed aside, for better or worse.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 July 2024
The realities of their experiences are frequently brushed aside or ignored by many of the same Republicans who were quick to blame rhetoric from the left for the attack on Trump.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Netanyahu has brushed aside calls for new elections, which are not required until October 2026, saying holding them during a war would only help Hamas.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Brush aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20aside. Accessed 6 Sep. 2024.
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