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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Tehran, in other words, is not about to cast aside decades of defiance.
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Indeed, season three has almost too eagerly cast aside many controversial elements of season two.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
As a Friday Speakership vote looms, the politician is pressured with confirming his capability to serve as Speaker with the risk of being cast aside in one unsuccessful vote.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The judge, setting out a detailed timeline, also cast aside the issues raised by Kohberger's lawyers, who had argued the way he was arrested was unnecessarily aggressive.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Indeed, season three has almost too eagerly cast aside many controversial elements of season two.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
As a Friday Speakership vote looms, the politician is pressured with confirming his capability to serve as Speaker with the risk of being cast aside in one unsuccessful vote.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The judge, setting out a detailed timeline, also cast aside the issues raised by Kohberger's lawyers, who had argued the way he was arrested was unnecessarily aggressive.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 19 Feb. 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 27 Mar. 2025.
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