brushed
Example Sentences
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Mamdani has so far brushed off the discontent from the left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And yet, Anderson’s “Resident Evil” has always been the butt of the joke, brushed off largely because his movies dared to be different when people wanted more of the same.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
For decades, testosterone deficiency was overlooked and under-researched, and, for many men, symptoms were brushed off as natural signs of aging.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
But after I brushed my teeth and climbed into bed, I opened the message again.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
