push aside
idiom
: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)
He pushed aside his fear of rejection and asked her out on a date.
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Moreover, tensions are emerging among Russian elites as a result of Putin’s efforts to push aside existing business leaders, bureaucrats, and others in favor of loyalists who adhere to the regime’s ideology or at least pay lip service to it, such as war veterans.
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
His game appears in good form, but will the Northern Irishman push aside the noise and end his drought?
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Don't push aside important feelings just to keep things light and easy.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 24 June 2025
The decision to push aside career national security professionals in favor of Netanyahu’s closest adviser was intended to give Netanyahu more control over the negotiation process, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations said.
—Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
His game appears in good form, but will the Northern Irishman push aside the noise and end his drought?
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Don't push aside important feelings just to keep things light and easy.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 24 June 2025
The decision to push aside career national security professionals in favor of Netanyahu’s closest adviser was intended to give Netanyahu more control over the negotiation process, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations said.
—Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Push aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20aside. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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