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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Biden also thanked union leaders for their support, and shared his plans for the future, seeking to cast aside doubts over his reelection campaign.
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Nora Eckert and Nandita Bose, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
What’s more, impetuously casting aside one of the country’s preeminent leaders of the last century — who was Delaware’s longest-serving U.S. Senator and has served in the executive branch for nearly 12 years — will make the United States look like a buffoon on the stage of world politics.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
More voices spoke up Monday, including the chair of the House's Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who was not ready to cast aside Biden, saying that the threat of a second Trump presidency remains too high.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
Both were chasing a vague promise of a better future in the United States while casting aside the real possibility that his criminal history could render the family’s hardship for naught.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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Nora Eckert and Nandita Bose, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
What’s more, impetuously casting aside one of the country’s preeminent leaders of the last century — who was Delaware’s longest-serving U.S. Senator and has served in the executive branch for nearly 12 years — will make the United States look like a buffoon on the stage of world politics.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
More voices spoke up Monday, including the chair of the House's Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who was not ready to cast aside Biden, saying that the threat of a second Trump presidency remains too high.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2024
Both were chasing a vague promise of a better future in the United States while casting aside the real possibility that his criminal history could render the family’s hardship for naught.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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