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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But while the Olympics, specifically, do tend to flatten progression into these measurable criteria, by no means are other aspects of a snowboarding run, such as clean grabs and spinning multiple directions, cast aside.
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Unit 53 is made up of brilliant professionals who have, in some way, been cast aside by the system and live to prevent others from dying.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
And María Corina Machado, the Nobel prize-winning opposition leader, has been cast aside by the White House, which has downplayed the extent of her domestic political support.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
According to a YouGov poll from 2024, 17% of Brits cast aside their new year’s resolutions – which are dominated by health and financial goals – within a month, while just 11% of us manage to keep them up for a whole year.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 31 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Unit 53 is made up of brilliant professionals who have, in some way, been cast aside by the system and live to prevent others from dying.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
And María Corina Machado, the Nobel prize-winning opposition leader, has been cast aside by the White House, which has downplayed the extent of her domestic political support.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
According to a YouGov poll from 2024, 17% of Brits cast aside their new year’s resolutions – which are dominated by health and financial goals – within a month, while just 11% of us manage to keep them up for a whole year.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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