cast doubt on

idiom

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

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At least four of the people being considered have cast doubt on vaccines or on the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Though skeptics of the results of the 2020 election often cast doubt on mail-in voting, experts widely rated the 2020 election as secure. Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 These difficulties cast doubt on the AI industry’s hope that AGI can be achieved by scaling up general-purpose large language models. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025 However, a spokesperson for Newsom's office cast doubt on the possibility of the proposition reaching its $400 million target. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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