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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Then again, Joel also waylaid band members (like drummer Liberty DeVitto, still somewhat embittered about the way he was cast aside during the making of River of Dreams) and loyal producer, Phil Ramone, after deciding to move on from them later in his life. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025 The sterile monotony of the traditional gym, with its endless procession on the treadmill, has been cast aside. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The details sing: a notebook on the floor, a red wax seal casually cast aside, the curtains stirred by a breeze. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025 The court’s conservative majority cast aside the longstanding rule that said Medicaid patients may obtain medical care from any qualified provider. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cast aside

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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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