brush aside

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brush aside

verb brushes aside · brushing aside · brushed aside

transitive To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant. He brushed aside all my objections and went ahead with the project regardless.
transitive To defeat with ease. The ease with which Stoke brushed aside their Israeli opponents bodes well for the return fixture in early November, when a win could could secure their passage to the last 32.

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@misc{brush_aside_2026,
  title = {brush aside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brush%20aside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}