brushed

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On view were hastily brushed, large canvases of musketeers, toreadors, atelier scenes and cavorting couples.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“You’re gonna round us all up in one spot that’s where you want us,” one man said as he brushed past the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In doing so, the court brushed off its longtime regulation that its decisions not go into full effect until 32 days after an opinion is finalized.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

"I didn't like the way that he was just brushed off... he's gone over and that's that," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Later on, Cassiopeia came over to have her hair brushed.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood