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 Rhaena is cast out, but the rest of the Velaryon clan are closer than ever. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Carrington, who died in 2011, devoted the final 17 years of her life to creating bronze figures and masks, conjuring her chimeric cast out of the canvas and into our own. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026 If such an opportunity arises, producers would be well served by bringing this entire exceptional cast out east to perform it. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cast out

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Verb

Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Then the rest of the game occurred, a 20-12 victory in which Ty Simpson emerged with arguably the best rookie quarterback outing across the league over the weekend.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of out

Verb

Plate umpire Alan Porter tossed Vitello and first-base ump Jim Wolf ejected Webb, who was not pitching Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Days later, a former NBA player who has used the WNBA as a vehicle for anti-trans advocacy was ejected from a Chicago Sky game, after engaging in an altercation with team guard Natasha Cloud.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

The North American box office is still chasing the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, and despite a blockbuster summer, ticket sales are still lagging.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
That’s some serious currency for Mahomes to be taking into Season 10 with so much still in front of him — both in terms of years to play, presumably, and goals to chase.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of chase

Verb

But Smith dismissed the idea that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was trying to boost his chances in upcoming domestic elections.

— Samantha Subin,CJ Haddad,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Also Tuesday, just after court was dismissed, Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, Massachusetts, was arrested outside the courthouse in Plymouth, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police confirmed.

— Blayne Alexander, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismiss

Verb

The Legislature passed late Sunday a bill that would banish lobbyists convicted of corruption from the Capitol for 12 years.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of banish

Verb

Once he was even kicked out of a game while coaching his kid’s flag-football game.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Freedom has been in the news after he was kicked out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night after an altercation with Sky player Natasha Cloud during the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of kick out

Verb

Her mount, meanwhile, is frightened by lightning and runs off.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Merrill said a persistent drought, which has prompted water restrictions at the Grand Canyon, allowed the heavy rainfall to run off quickly rather than get absorbed by the ground.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of run off

Verb

An unexpected benefit of this process is that its solid carbon byproduct turned out to be graphite, a material used in batteries and electrodes that the US currently imports.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Banging inside a Washington resident's home turned out not to be a burglar.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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