cast aside
phrasal verb
cast aside; casting aside; casts aside
: to stop thinking about (something)
She tried to cast aside her worries and enjoy the party.
She cast all thoughts of making the trip aside.
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Perhaps Florence might have learned to cast aside the envy that seemed to be suppressed only by her outbursts and insults, her ever-increasing appetite, a collection of maladies that seemed to anger and horrify her father even further.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In so doing, the courts largely cast aside a century of jurisprudence in which courts were deferential to the Commissioners’ role as guardians of their leagues.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All have historical roots, many once considered and debated, just to be cast aside during the Oslo years, when the two-state solution—whose roots were shallower—ruled supreme, became the lingua franca, and all else was deemed heresy.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
As tensions rise, the film pushes toward an inevitable showdown and a surprising climax, as the seniors demonstrate that in a country that casts aside its oldest and most vulnerable citizens, only a shocking spectacle can satisfy their demands to be seen and heard.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In so doing, the courts largely cast aside a century of jurisprudence in which courts were deferential to the Commissioners’ role as guardians of their leagues.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
All have historical roots, many once considered and debated, just to be cast aside during the Oslo years, when the two-state solution—whose roots were shallower—ruled supreme, became the lingua franca, and all else was deemed heresy.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
As tensions rise, the film pushes toward an inevitable showdown and a surprising climax, as the seniors demonstrate that in a country that casts aside its oldest and most vulnerable citizens, only a shocking spectacle can satisfy their demands to be seen and heard.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cast aside
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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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