brush
Usage
What are other ways to say brush?
A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
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"She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul," it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
And is he financially literate, or does he need to brush up on the basics, too?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Leaving the brush to grow violated Edison’s safety standard for “structure brushing,” the filing said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Melt the remaining tablespoon butter and brush over the tops.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
There’s a red bicycle twisted in the brush.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
After so long on the road, driving past despair dotted along the road’s shoulders, Day brushes off a cry for help with a joke.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
After collecting the cells, the team removes the material from the brushes and uses forensic-level, next-generation sequencing technologies to isolate and amplify genetic sequences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Chief brushes past this inconsistency, but the decision could prompt legal challenges to Fed banking regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Tommy, who used acrylic paint and a mixture of brushes and sponges to achieve different textures, said: 'I just wanted to make something colourful, plus feet are easier to draw than faces!
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Mustafa brushes off her protests and asks a man for “theen anar juice.”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Investors have brushed past the Iran war and a summer tech-stock swoon to keep pushing the stock market higher, but something has to give, and it probably will this autumn.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He brushed it off during media day in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Emily brushed aside the disappointment of finishing fourth to return to claim bronze in the uneven bars, with the iconic image of her sister cheering her from the stands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Brown-Forman and Wolf Pen Branch, a collection of Brown family members who own the majority of Class A shares, issued a joint statement that brushed off Sazerac’s unsolicited proposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Come on, girl,” I told Sal, as I stood up and brushed off the seat of my trousers.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Edison explained structure brushing in an article last year, describing how it cleared all vegetation around certain equipment, creating a 10-foot barrier to reduce the fire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Making a habit of brushing can prevent needing to put an older dog under general anesthesia just so a vet can clean the pet’s teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I'm a football coach and I try to demand the very best and not settle for lower standards," said Tuchel, brushing aside any suggestion of tension inside the camp.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Still, she acknowledged none of them, her blood-red cloak brushing the stone floor of the castle.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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