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brush aside

verb

  1. tr, adverb to dismiss without consideration; disregard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Disregard, ignore, as in The teacher brushed aside our questions .
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When asked why he would want to stay on, Trump gave a simple answer and brushed aside concerns about the constitutionality of his plans.

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Their first-half performance was excellent at Stade de France, but they were brushed aside as legs grew tired and mistakes were punished.

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Why were these rumors ignored or brushed aside in the industry?

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In the Wall Street Journal, Alito brushed aside any conflict of interest, suggesting that if he had not taken the private flight, his seat “would have otherwise been vacant.”

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Officers interrogated Quinn for hours, brushing aside his story and theorizing he was behind her disappearance.

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