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brush

[bruhsh] / brʌʃ /
NOUN
tool with bristles for cleaning
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VERB
clean, prepare by whisking
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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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Start heating your kettle and brush up on the International Organization for Standardization’s guidelines.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

Matthew O’Brien told jurors that surveillance images, cellphone location records and fire science would establish that Rinderknecht intentionally ignited brush on a Pacific Palisades hillside in the first minutes of New Year’s Day 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It was easy to brush aside the question.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The firm also advised AMC Entertainment during the movie-theater chain’s near brush with bankruptcy during the height of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

They hadn’t been able to brush all the chalk dust out of Miss Myrt’s dress, so she looked natural.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Makenzy Beard discovered her talent for painting during the Covid lockdown after she decided to try out her mother's old paint brushes in the garden shed.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

TAICHUNG, Taiwan—The first course arrived on a miniature lacquered rack, the kind you’d expect to hold ink brushes in a scholar’s studio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

"Cytology brushes can be used when dry and do an excellent job of harvesting cellular material without damaging the integrity of the artifact being sampled," says Breen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Glimpse how ages ago and even now, water brushes, curving and carving the land.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

When told Doncic topped NBA.com’s first MVP ladder Friday, the Lakers coach brushed aside any chance to make a grand proclamation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The former world number 44 ruthlessly brushed aside Italian 15th seed Paolini in a 6-2 6-0 victory, further validating Kartal's patient approach to recovering from the first serious injury of her career.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But almost in unison, they effectively brushed the worries aside, saying competition from higher-rate-seeking money is nothing new.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

And, most recently, Taylor Fritz was brushed aside by Jannik Sinner in straight sets at the 2024 U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The sun was shining on my back, and the wind brushed my cheek like fingers.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

These experiments examined how the newly formed enamel responded to activities and exposures that teeth routinely experience, including brushing, chewing, and contact with acidic foods.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

All 339 Olympic events: The next Olympics is still a couple years away, but it’s not too early to start brushing up on your knowledge of the Summer Games.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Moments after Manchester City had put down their first heavyweight marker of the post-Pep Guardiola era by brushing aside Crystal Palace, he was asked live on TV how much he enjoyed the game.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I don’t go that deep,” he says, brushing it aside when asked whether there are certain questions he’s trying to answer about being human.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

After hanging my day clothes in my cubby and brushing my teeth with our homemade mint scrub, I crawl into bed.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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