cast doubt on

idiom

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

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Trump and his allies seized on mail delays and extended deadlines to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the results. Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025 President Donald Trump cast doubt on the potential for success in comments aboard Air Force One on Thursday, despite having this week repeatedly suggested a breakthrough was possible. David Brennan, ABC News, 15 May 2025 Some experts have cast doubt on that speculation, however. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 9 May 2025 This is a man who has adopted as a career trajectory embracing some of the most noxious lies imaginable, those that cast doubt on the efficacy and safety of perhaps our greatest-ever medical achievement, vaccinations. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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