as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers
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as in to kiss
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement
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Recent Examples of brush
Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Homeowners in those zones, meanwhile, must maintain defensible space and conduct annual brush clearance.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Her bangs fell past her brows to brush her eyelashes.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Over the course of a few days in January, high winds, low humidity and dry brush fueled several fires around the county.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Homeowners in those zones, meanwhile, must maintain defensible space and conduct annual brush clearance.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Gray foxes may use wood piles, hollow trees, or brush piles as dens, says Pierce.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
Her bangs fell past her brows to brush her eyelashes.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Brush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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