brush
noun
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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They will be brushing up against a human world now wired with social media platforms and computer technology that were unknown back then.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2021