as in sad
feeling unhappiness
newly widowed, he was cast down at the thought of being alone once again
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Recent Examples of cast down
Hospital staff near the gurney could be seen casting down their eyesand quietly backing away to provide a modicum of privacy.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
And then, all of a sudden, all of the threads rip loose, and the net gets cast down to nothing.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
—USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
His gaze, too, is cast down.
—New York Times, 23 June 2022
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
And then, all of a sudden, all of the threads rip loose, and the net gets cast down to nothing.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
—USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
His gaze, too, is cast down.
—New York Times, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast down
Adjective
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Kwong grew up hearing stories of every kind about Manzanar—scary, sad, funny and infuriating.—
Rachel Ng,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than panic, consider that software developers are pretty unhappy with the status quo.—
Steve Rodda,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Recent polling also suggests that Americans are relatively unhappy with DOGE’s efforts.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Swelling in the hands and feet, getting sick frequently, feeling depressed, or having wounds that are slow to heal.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The photographer asked me to act sad and depressed, to stop smiling.—
Gaylyn Henderson, MPH,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the original visual, the Grammy winner plays a heartbroken character named Peaches who has all traces of her ex wiped from her hippocampus, an homage to Michel Gondry’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Seven Oaks parents ‘heartbroken’ Five Seven Oaks parents reached out to the Statesman to express disappointment with the removal of the bulletin board.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And the fact that some people need to live miserable lives in order for other people to live these absolutely luxurious lives.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appétit,
17 Mar. 2025
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Down the road, Reus is taking a lot of the heat for the LA Galaxy’s miserable start to the season, having failed so far to make up for the injury absence of Riqui Puig in central midfield.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brienne—sorry, Lorne—and Mr. Drummond (RIP) and the sacrificial baby goat!—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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So now that the price is slashed in half, this is really a deal that can't be beat (sorry).—
John Mihaly,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Heat has been among the NBA’s worst teams in the league since Butler’s departure.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The most common reason a cruise ship skips a port is bad weather.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Still, although Lund isn’t going for any major tear-jerking moments, his movie invokes the melancholy sense of something important passing into the mists.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Huddled at the Democrats’ annual retreat in Northern Virginia, the melancholy lawmakers remembered Grijalva not only as a fierce champion of the environment, immigrant rights and economic justice, but also as a mentor to like-minded lawmakers who viewed him as a hero and role model.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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