as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers
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as in to kiss
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Foundation was applied with both a makeup sponge and a foundation brush on different sides of the face and strategically timed to ensure coverage and wear was taken into account for our findings.
—Jennifer Chan, People.com, 21 May 2025
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
But it can be brushed with butter and put back on the grill with the husk pulled back for a little char.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
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Noun
This electric brush uses sonic vibrations to give you a deep clean between your teeth and along the gumline.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Foundation was applied with both a makeup sponge and a foundation brush on different sides of the face and strategically timed to ensure coverage and wear was taken into account for our findings.
—Jennifer Chan, People.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
Remove Powder: Dispose of the powder in a trash can and brush away any residue.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
But it can be brushed with butter and put back on the grill with the husk pulled back for a little char.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush
encounter
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Defusing such close encounters can help reduce risk for humans—and for bears, too, by reducing the need for government conservation officers to shoot bears deemed a public danger, a scenario that led to the death of 24 grizzly bears in British Columbia in 2024.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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She and her fellow hybrids are sent to investigate the site, leading to the encounter of mysterious life forms — including one ferocious Xenomorph.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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“Brush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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