as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk
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Recent Examples of cast (off)
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
While other expansion franchises have historically chased high-volume shooters to sell jerseys to casual fans, general manager Ohemaa Nyanin built a roster from spare parts and castoffs and told them to go break things.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
The 6-foot-4, 340-pound tackle could become the latest Giants castoff to revive his career elsewhere, as Leonard Williams did with Seattle.
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Mike Sando,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Denise and Mohamed bought new clothing for the other children, whereas Djena was given ratty hand-me-downs—even her bras were Denise’s castoffs.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Sam Darnold is an example of a castoff quarterback who had something to prove and did so with the Vikings.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Although charity shops are littered with modern castoffs—think melamine plates and small appliances—a trip can also manifest fabulous decor items to accent your home.
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Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Even better, EcoSet’s Materials Oasis provides a wide array of supplies free of charge to non-profits like schools and other organizations that can make use of cast-off sets, furniture, art supplies and assorted props.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
Instead of designing an all-new processor, Apple repurposed the cast-off chips of a massively popular product.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
The Patriots patched their defensive line with players like Cory Durden, a Giants cast-off who proved worthy of a starting spot at least for one night.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
2 Dec. 2025
Women in elegant African-print dresses carry burdens on their heads; men in cast-off Western clothes push wooden carts laden with potatoes and carrots.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Close to cast-off time, the tour company canceled the excursion.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Nov. 2025
And its current depth chart at the position is headed by Anthony Richardson and New York Giants cast-off Daniel Jones.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
Horák had similarly repurposed cast-off items to deliver a vegetarian course of cavatelli pasta.
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Christine Muhlke,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
For decades, West Africa’s largest secondhand market had thrived on the global North’s castoffs, yet a growing deluge of fast fashion and its ultra-fast successors had turned Accra into the world’s clothing graveyard.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
While other expansion franchises have historically chased high-volume shooters to sell jerseys to casual fans, general manager Ohemaa Nyanin built a roster from spare parts and castoffs and told them to go break things.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
The 6-foot-4, 340-pound tackle could become the latest Giants castoff to revive his career elsewhere, as Leonard Williams did with Seattle.
—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Shortly After Roster Cut As the Braves continue to win despite the revolving door to the roster, the team has now gotten news that another one of its big-league castoffs from this season has left Major League Baseball entirely.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Denise and Mohamed bought new clothing for the other children, whereas Djena was given ratty hand-me-downs—even her bras were Denise’s castoffs.
—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Sam Darnold is an example of a castoff quarterback who had something to prove and did so with the Vikings.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Although charity shops are littered with modern castoffs—think melamine plates and small appliances—a trip can also manifest fabulous decor items to accent your home.
—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
Adjective
Russia topped the chart of cast-off rockets at this altitude, with 512 uncontrolled spacecraft that could ultimately threaten space explorers around the globe.
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Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Even better, EcoSet’s Materials Oasis provides a wide array of supplies free of charge to non-profits like schools and other organizations that can make use of cast-off sets, furniture, art supplies and assorted props.
—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
Instead of designing an all-new processor, Apple repurposed the cast-off chips of a massively popular product.
—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
The Patriots patched their defensive line with players like Cory Durden, a Giants cast-off who proved worthy of a starting spot at least for one night.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
2 Dec. 2025
Women in elegant African-print dresses carry burdens on their heads; men in cast-off Western clothes push wooden carts laden with potatoes and carrots.
—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Close to cast-off time, the tour company canceled the excursion.
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Nov. 2025
And its current depth chart at the position is headed by Anthony Richardson and New York Giants cast-off Daniel Jones.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
Horák had similarly repurposed cast-off items to deliver a vegetarian course of cavatelli pasta.
—
Christine Muhlke,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast (off)
Verb
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And now is looking to dump salary and rebuild yet again.
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Bird baths should be dumped and refilled every few days, too.
Noun
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The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
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At this point, the judges summon a cart containing a dozen or so yard-sale rejects (e.g., a mini bathtub, a clothesline, an empty lantern??).
Adjective
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.
Verb
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.
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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
Noun
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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.
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Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two?
Adjective
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The lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.
Verb
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.
Noun
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The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day.
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For that independence, he is increasingly treated as a disloyal outcast by members of his own party, who continue trying to push him out of the tent.
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“Cast (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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