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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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.
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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
No one watching the film is likely to come away with a deeper understanding of military conflict, but there is, eventually, a wonderful psychology to the story, expressed through fleeting flourishes that are sorely missed once they’re cast aside.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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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
No one watching the film is likely to come away with a deeper understanding of military conflict, but there is, eventually, a wonderful psychology to the story, expressed through fleeting flourishes that are sorely missed once they’re cast aside.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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