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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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Nevison’s presentation sought to cast doubt on the importance of the hepatitis B vaccine and on recent modeling evidence that indicated doing away with the birth dose would increase the number of preventable hepatitis B cases and deaths in kids. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025 The modern federal income tax was created with the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913 but experts have cast doubt on it being upended any time soon. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 But years before, both Patel and Bongino repeatedly cast doubt on the investigation into the pipe bombs found outside the facilities, specifically the one found at the Democratic National Committee headquarters because Kamala Harris, who was then-vice president-elect, was at the facility. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 The hepatitis B vaccine is not the only immunization Milhoan has cast doubt on. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.

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