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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Asked in a 2021 oral history interview for the Getty Trust about the historicizing of his oeuvre, Davis appeared to brush aside concerns regarding his legacy. —

News Desk, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2025 At a later news conference, several aldermen more flatly opposed to the sale of hemp products accused Hall and Johnson of brushing aside safety concerns with the aim of bringing in more tax revenue. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 Enough Republicans were willing to brush aside allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior by Pete Hegseth to confirm him as Defense Secretary. —

Brian Bennett, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 But Weidner brushed aside any concerns about impropriety. —

Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brush aside