brush aside
Example Sentences
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Manchester City drew Real Madrid for the sixth time in seven Champions League campaigns and the 15-time winners brushed aside their patchy league form to progress 5-1 on aggregate.
From BBC
When I press about the role of artists during this moment, he brushes aside the question: “When it comes to life, honey, I am nobody’s role model.”
From Los Angeles Times
“The bad news is that there are literally hundreds of billions of dollars of investments and interest in trying to push AI into every corner of our lives … and the dangers are being brushed aside.”
From Los Angeles Times
Eaton’s initial order brushed aside a mountain of litigation from at least 2,200 companies that have sued to get their money back.
Court of International Trade, brushed aside a mountain of litigation from at least 2,200 companies that have sued to get their money back.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.