cast doubt on

idiom

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

Examples of cast doubt on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But inflation's recent stubbornness has cast doubt on when the rate cuts will start and whether the Fed will really manage to squeeze in three of them this year. Paul Wiseman, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024 But inflation’s recent stubbornness has cast doubt on when the rate cuts will start and whether the Fed will really manage to squeeze in three of them this year. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 The court has been investigating the dissemination of fake news and disinformation that cast doubt on the country’s elections in the months and years leading up to the storming of the legislature on January 8, 2023. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024 But other state officials continued to cast doubt on the proposal, as lawyers, lobbyists and lawmakers scrambled to settle on agreements in the waning days of this year’s legislative session. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024 But Vallejo and others cast doubt on that dramatic scenario. Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 However, ballistics experts — including one who testified for the prosecutors during Baldwin’s grand jury proceeding — have cast doubt on Baldwin’s claims. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Number of events The analysis also cast doubt on how many events Monumental would realistically be able to hold at the Alexandria arena. Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Trump and some of his allies in the state Legislature have sought to cast doubt on the validity of Milwaukee's vote in 2020, including based on a similar grant the city and other Wisconsin communities received to help with elections in the coronavirus pandemic. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024

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“Cast doubt on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20doubt%20on. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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