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 new film centers on Becket Redfellow (Powell), who has been cast aside by his phenomenally wealthy family and will go to any lengths necessary — including violence — to ensure his inheritance.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Trump has largely cast aside a process that historically has been overseen by nonpolitical personnel at the Justice Department.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Mayfield and Darnold were cast aside in Carolina and will actually go against each other Sunday for a couple of 3-1 teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
At risk of being cast aside, Springsteen shed the rhyme-drunk ballads of his earlier work.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Trump has largely cast aside a process that historically has been overseen by nonpolitical personnel at the Justice Department.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
Mayfield and Darnold were cast aside in Carolina and will actually go against each other Sunday for a couple of 3-1 teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
At risk of being cast aside, Springsteen shed the rhyme-drunk ballads of his earlier work.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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