brush (off) 1 of 2

verb

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as in to shrug off

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brush-off

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noun

ˈbrəsh-ˌȯf How to pronounce brush-off (audio)
as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush (off)
  1. shrug off
  2. dismissal
  3. rejection
  4. reject
  5. snub
  6. dismiss
  7. scorn
  8. pass over
Verb
  • By admitting that stress and uncertainty are not experiences to feel ashamed of, or something that can be shrugged off or ignored, leaders can foster a greater sense of team solidarity and trust.
    Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Still, some on Yelp shrugged off the Trump campaign event.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of shrug off
Noun
  • The hearing officer agreed but despite his dismissal of the summons, the sheriff’s office opted to keep the closure order in place for one year.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Expect the Clippers to shed further light on Shelton’s dismissal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissal
Noun
  • The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.
    Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of rejection
Verb
  • Despite high-profile endorsements and millions of dollars spent on advertising, Colorado voters rejected Initiative 131.
    Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
  • In 2018, Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected school vouchers.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of reject
Noun
  • Prominent snubs included such amazing structures at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Stonehenge, and the Moai statues of Easter Island.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Despite Babb’s rotten luck, as Cerf put it, the editor’s snub wasn’t the defining element of her life and career.
    Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of snub
Verb
  • Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Hamlin offered a glimpse into his conversation with Forde, heatedly recounting how online criticisms of the playoff system were dismissed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • Mann scorned the notion of the writer as political activist.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Modern data analysts would have scorned the decision, but the fans loved it, even before Gibson hit his home run.
    Jim Euchner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of scorn
Verb
  • After the Sharks failed to clear the puck inside their own zone, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering slid a pass over to Drew O’Connor, who fired a puck toward the Sharks net.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of pass over
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“Brush (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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