sweep aside
phrasal verb
swept aside; sweeping aside; sweeps aside
: to treat (something) as not important : to ignore (something)
He swept aside questions about his son's arrest.
He swept aside their objections, refusing to change his plans.
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The past holds many examples of great change: regimes ending, monarchies becoming republics, whole civilizations vanishing, ways of managing relations between peoples and states swept aside, to be replaced by new ones.
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
But Wrexham now stand alone after Charlton Athletic were swept aside via a double from Sam Smith and Ollie Rathbone’s eighth goal of the season, putting the midfielder level with Steven Fletcher at the top of the club’s scoring charts.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Edelstein illuminates the fundamental dilemma at the heart of ancient and modern revolutions: the deep social conflicts that trigger political upheaval do not disappear in the aftermath of revolution, even as revolution sweeps aside those institutions needed to foster consensus.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
With a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on the line, Ruben Amorim’s team delivered, sweeping aside Real Sociedad with a 4-1 victory.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
But Wrexham now stand alone after Charlton Athletic were swept aside via a double from Sam Smith and Ollie Rathbone’s eighth goal of the season, putting the midfielder level with Steven Fletcher at the top of the club’s scoring charts.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Edelstein illuminates the fundamental dilemma at the heart of ancient and modern revolutions: the deep social conflicts that trigger political upheaval do not disappear in the aftermath of revolution, even as revolution sweeps aside those institutions needed to foster consensus.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
With a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on the line, Ruben Amorim’s team delivered, sweeping aside Real Sociedad with a 4-1 victory.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Sweep aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweep%20aside. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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