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
Now, the poorest Americans feel increasingly cast out.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
These habitats were destroyed, and the snakes were cast out, by wealthy lynxes who greedily expanded into the cold lands that suited their own species.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Aside from Blanc, the constant in the franchise is a stellar cast out to have fun.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cast out
Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
These habitats were destroyed, and the snakes were cast out, by wealthy lynxes who greedily expanded into the cold lands that suited their own species.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Aside from Blanc, the constant in the franchise is a stellar cast out to have fun.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cast out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast out
Verb
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Kyle is just outing herself as a gossip and is distorting what everyone has to say to try to one-up Dorit in her own life.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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The public quickly turned on The Sun for effectively outing Edwards.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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She was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tremblay, her daughter said, was ejected from the plane upon impact and was thrown more than 300 feet — nearly the length of a football field — before slamming and skidding onto the tarmac.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is apparently so intolerable to the American public of the 1950s that he is chased out of a radio station after airing his views, whiskey bottle in hand.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Rockies want to run the bases like kids chasing an ice cream truck.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Authorities had since dismissed her lawyers’ requests to send her to a hospital for urgent treatment.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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There is a long history of women's pain being dismissed by doctors, incorrectly categorized as period pain or rooted in psychological distress.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Despite being on the city’s radar since 2022, San Jose officials failed to banish the existing building’s blight.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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If someone changes partners, the person who gets kicked out of the relationship gets removed from the ship and the show, via walking the plank into the ocean.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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James' sister Jenny also got a kick out of the pair working together again on Your Friends & Neighbors, the actor tells PEOPLE.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rocker finished his outing giving up two runs off six hits in five innings with three strikeouts but still ended up with the loss.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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The other man ran off and is being sought.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Who knew that the right people turned out to be right around the corner?—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The answer to that mystery lies with Teddy, who turns out to be a corrupt police officer.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cast out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20out. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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