of Dismiss
Source: Webster's dictionaryBeing up on something is a way of dismissing it. To espouse any point of view is a danger - it might leave us stuck with last year's cause. Prized for their novelty alone, ideas, gimmicks, trends become equivalent, interchangeable. Edmund White
What Richard is talking about is instead admitting to the existence of negative thoughts, understanding where they came from and why they arrived, and then - with great forgiveness and fortitude - dismissing them. Elizabeth Gilbert
Last year, like many others, I too made the mistake of scoffing at this post-September 11th rhetoric, dismissing it as foolish and arrogant. But I've realized...It's actually a canny recruitment drive for a misconceived, dangerous war. Arundhati Roy
Dismissing the whole thing as the world's aberration and not mine, I went back to bed. Joanna Russ
But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed. Victor Hugo
It's very hard to step into a job when people are just dismissing you as a pretty face, and saying you got your job only because your surname is McMahon. Julian McMahon