CAST OUT Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

cast out

verb

Definition of cast out

as in to out

to drive or force out cast them out of the tribe for violating sacred traditions

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Recent Examples of cast out On the other hand, those who carry heterosis face discrimination from within their own circles — Jim is cast out from by the gym queen crowd when his positive test for the virus is exposed — in a clear parallel for how HIV+ people are often treated in gay circles. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 Consider heading all the way north along the sand several miles to the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park or go south along the sand to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines for whatever is biting. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 Just before noon, more than 250 ballots had been cast out of 6,500 eligible voters, said Guy Judson, a polling inspector since 2008. — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 6 May 2026 Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging? — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cast out

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Shortly afterward, somebody attempts to out him by hacking his Instagram profile and posting pictures of his real face in place of his cryptic avatar.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Definition of out

Verb

Hull said the bullet had not been fired and was ejected from an officer’s rifle and that the other people interviewed had been cleared by investigators.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Giants manager Tony Vitello came out to argue the call and was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barksdale, the second ejection this season for the first-year skipper.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of eject

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The Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Muse Spark is chasing what Anthropic and OpenAI are already doing for developers accustomed to agentic coding tools, and Muse Spark doesn’t show major improvements in coding over its competitors’ models, according to benchmarks.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of chase

Verb

That suit was dismissed after a judge ruled that Lively’s accusations were protected by litigation privilege.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 July 2026
News outlets uncovered years-old comments on Reddit that appeared to endorse political violence, dismiss rape in the military, criticize rural Americans and use anti-gay slurs.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of dismiss

Verb

Their first run off the 24-year-old right-hander scored in the third on a tapper up the first base line from Merrill, capping a rally that began with a one-out walk to Song and an infield single from Tatis.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
While the husky works to protect the child, the boy runs off-frame in search of safety.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of run off

Verb

Typical philanthropic gifts come with rules about how the money is spent, and requirements that the nonprofit show how a project in question is turning out as planned.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
How feasible those lofty plans will turn out to be remains to be seen, but the startup is optimistic.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026

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