adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
brushed aside
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He brushed aside criticisms of his performance.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ahead of us we could see our ridge, standing clear of the cloud, brushed purple in the strange early light.
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Finally it was Alexei who made a noise, which might have indicated either disgust or anger, then brushed past.
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Her hair was newly brushed and hanging loose around her shoulders.
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It has no elasticity, is brittle and breaks easily when brushed or combed.
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No brushed aluminium and rosewood here; its stereo systems are designed with graph-paper severity to put across an austere seriousness.
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Some one should dig it out from the carpet under which it was brushed and blow the dust off it.
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Stratex paving has a brushed non-slip finish and comes in six different colours.
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Subtleties in the texture of the grit, patches brushed clean of lichen, told him where to place his feet.