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brush

noun as in tool with bristles for cleaning

Strongest matches

Weak match

noun as in fight

verb as in touch lightly

verb as in clean, prepare by whisking

Strongest matches

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But the most likely outcome is that people will brush these warnings aside and answer them with braggadocio of the type “America is not for sale.”

I’m like,’I was trying to remember to brush my teeth with all I had going on.’”

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British pharmaceutical group GSK on Wednesday raised its full-year outlook after strong sales growth in its third quarter, brushing off the potential impact of US tariffs.

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The high school students only realised they had brushed up on the wrong Roman ruler when they crossed the Rubicon to sit down for their final-year exams.

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The plan includes significantly increasing police patrols and enforcing misdemeanor ordinances, investing in infrastructure and new community events, and taking a more business-friendly brush to permits and fees.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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