to the wind

phrase

variants or to the winds
: aside, away
threw caution to the wind

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But external leadership quickly devolves if our inner landscapes are left scattered to the wind during massive, often uninvited personal upheavals. — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The mass exodus has gutted the city, with millions of its inhabitants scattered to the winds. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 The most powerful visual effect is the ashy remains of the playground victims, still intact—until a shock wave scatters the ashes to the wind. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 His predictions mostly involved preaching to the AI evangelist choir, and his fervor for the tech evidently led him to throw caution to the winds of Wall Street. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to the wind

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“To the wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20wind. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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