brushed

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And now the markets look untethered to the first-quarter earnings season, those developments, and big questions about the fate of the tech trade over the summer months, can no longer be brushed aside.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"That's why I try to take on a lot of different hobbies, because even if you're going through hard times, when you go into the world of crochet, all those fears are brushed away."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Architects Billie Tsien and Tod Williams brushed off criticism, saying that Obama himself was inspired by the chunky works of the modernist Romanian sculptor.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Looking at my computer, I find myself lingering over a beautiful wide-angle photo of a mountain peak: giant slabs of sharp rock, brushed with snow and bathed in sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He did some homework at the kitchen table underneath a single lamp, and when it was time, he brushed his teeth, got into his pajamas, and went back to his mom’s bedroom door.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness