brushed (off)

Definition of brushed (off)next
past tense of brush (off)
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Verb
  • The big-budget spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The San Antonio Spurs shrugged off the absence of Victor Wembanyama.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And a federal judge dismissed both of those cases.
    NBC news, NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • At Friday’s news conference, Cordero-Stutz said outstanding citations will be dismissed.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.
    Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Brushed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushed%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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