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brushes aside

verb as in pay no attention to

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"That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.

The automobile traffic first brushes aside all of the screenings and smaller particles of rock, exposing the larger stones.

He went home, to fling easel and canvas and brushes aside, and to look for a pen that absolutely suited his hand.

With characteristic bluntness this German officer brushes aside non-essentials and goes to the main point in daring fashion.

She brushes aside the plea of Wotan and his subterfuge,—who has ever heard that heroes can accomplish what the gods cannot?

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to brushes aside, such as: boycott, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, and dismiss.

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

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