cast aside
phrasal verb
cast aside; casting aside; casts aside
: to stop thinking about (something)
She tried to cast aside her worries and enjoy the party.
She cast all thoughts of making the trip aside.
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The judge, setting out a detailed timeline, also cast aside the issues raised by Kohberger's lawyers, who had argued the way he was arrested was unnecessarily aggressive.
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
President Trump also showed his willingness to cast aside the worries of European allies.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearby, some of their fellow travelers had already perished in the sparkling tributary, their lifeless bodies cast aside to make way for the next wave of salmon.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Like Young, Sanders had felt his own redemption after he was cast aside with the emergence of Chuba Hubbard and the drafting of Jonathon Brooks, the first back taken in last year’s draft.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
President Trump also showed his willingness to cast aside the worries of European allies.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearby, some of their fellow travelers had already perished in the sparkling tributary, their lifeless bodies cast aside to make way for the next wave of salmon.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Like Young, Sanders had felt his own redemption after he was cast aside with the emergence of Chuba Hubbard and the drafting of Jonathon Brooks, the first back taken in last year’s draft.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cast aside
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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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