brushed

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She also brushed off the incident as something “that ... happens” in “a competitive sport.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

She said when Paul dropped Honey off he told her she was "very matted" which she found odd, adding she had been brushed that morning and is brushed "every day".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Judge Leonie Brinkema brushed aside the government’s arguments that the issue was moot after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress last week that the administration wasn’t moving forward with the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that President Donald Trump was regularly dozing off during Cabinet meetings, as questions persist over the health of the oldest US president ever inaugurated.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I brushed my fingers over the threads, smooth and warm.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff