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cast doubt on

idiom

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

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But these endorsements stand at odds with other statements Kennedy has made that cast doubt on vaccine safety and have falsely linked vaccines with autism. Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 While Griffin eventually conceded, his efforts to invalidate these votes cast doubt on the system that ensures American men and women serving our country overseas have a voice in our democracy back home. Ellen Gustafson, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 Russian envoy questions Moldova drone incident A Russian diplomat has cast doubt on claims that a drone fell on Moldovan territory, arguing the aircraft had already been downed in Ukraine days earlier. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 But a pair of legal experts who spoke with The Star have cast doubt on Missouri’s ability to collect anything. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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