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 Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 As such, the light cast out from its surface some 250 years ago is only now reaching Earth, having traveled for centuries through the near vacuum of space at the speed of light — a blistering 186,282 miles per second (299,791 kilometers per second). — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cast out

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Verb

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian stepped out for a very rare family outing with their two daughters.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The right-hander pitched in his third rehab outing Friday at Double-A Portland with 48 pitches across three innings, allowing one run and striking out four.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of out

Verb

One passenger was fully ejected from the bus and another was partially ejected, police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The pilot ejected before the fighter went down near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Grand Traverse County.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

Could the left groin tightness that chased Blake Snell from his last start after an inning linger into the postseason?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of chase

Verb

With an almost puritanical zeal, Pavese sought to banish rhetoric and image.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Now, after King Charles stripped her and Andrew of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York and banished them from Royal Lodge, Fergie is reportedly seeking a face-to-face meeting with Charles.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of banish

Verb

Punter Matt Gill then shanked a kick out of his own end zone, producing only a 17-yard net punt and giving Arizona State possession at the KU 25 with 25 seconds remaining.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Despite a preliminary injunction barring the venue from closing, people were kicked out of the building and barricades erected in the name of public safety that same day.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of kick out

Verb

Warmer storms hold more moisture, and push the snow line up the mountains, so precipitation that should be saved as snowpack runs off as rain.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The club scored four runs off Royals starter Noah Cameron including a pair of two-run homers from Ronny Simon and Jake Mangum.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of run off

Verb

But when the canal turns out to be the site of illicit Russian mafia activities, Irwin becomes a witness and must evade the mob and its threats to his family while relying on his partner and former cop brother to help get him out of trouble.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
After a years-long effort to extract just a fraction of DNA, the Bible hairs turned out not to be Jefferson’s.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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