brush aside

When asked why he would want to stay on, Trump gave a simple answer and brushed aside concerns about the constitutionality of his plans.

Their first-half performance was excellent at Stade de France, but they were brushed aside as legs grew tired and mistakes were punished.

Why were these rumors ignored or brushed aside in the industry?

In the Wall Street Journal, Alito brushed aside any conflict of interest, suggesting that if he had not taken the private flight, his seat “would have otherwise been vacant.”

Officers interrogated Quinn for hours, brushing aside his story and theorizing he was behind her disappearance.