cast doubt on

idiom

: to make (something) seem less likely
The incident cast doubt on her honesty.

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Some experts have cast doubt on linking his tattoos to MS-13. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025 The judge also cast doubt on the legitimacy of Trump's proclamation invoking the use of the Alien Enemies Act, writing that the plaintiffs were likely to prove that the proclamation violates Immigration and Nationality Act and humanitarian protections. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025 In her remarks last week, Wilkerson seemingly cast doubt on the allegations tied to federal corruption charges that Fernandes Anderson agreed to plead guilty to earlier this month. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 However, a decade of investigation with the Hubble Space Telescope cast doubt on HB9 as the birthplace of this magnetar. Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cast doubt on

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“Cast doubt on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20doubt%20on. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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