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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The path of least resistance is bumping Walker to the bullpen and casting aside either Carlos Hernández or José Ruiz, who are making $1.2 million each and are out of minor-league options.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The need to strengthen one’s compassion, and cast aside all fear, appears to be of crucial significance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
As the series progresses, Hampton isn’t framed as a Black man cast aside by a bigoted society or a poor man whose only chance at the good life requires a bit of bad behavior.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
But in the end, this is a position that shouldn’t be cast aside wholesale or seen as automatically disruptive and dismissive of the artistic process.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The need to strengthen one’s compassion, and cast aside all fear, appears to be of crucial significance.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
As the series progresses, Hampton isn’t framed as a Black man cast aside by a bigoted society or a poor man whose only chance at the good life requires a bit of bad behavior.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
But in the end, this is a position that shouldn’t be cast aside wholesale or seen as automatically disruptive and dismissive of the artistic process.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 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 23 May. 2025.
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