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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Early skeptics questioned the wisdom of giving a single federal department a monumental budget as well as broad policing and surveillance powers, but caution was largely cast aside.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But while the Olympics, specifically, do tend to flatten progression into these measurable criteria, by no means are other aspects of a snowboarding run, such as clean grabs and spinning multiple directions, cast aside.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Unit 53 is made up of brilliant professionals who have, in some way, been cast aside by the system and live to prevent others from dying.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
And María Corina Machado, the Nobel prize-winning opposition leader, has been cast aside by the White House, which has downplayed the extent of her domestic political support.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But while the Olympics, specifically, do tend to flatten progression into these measurable criteria, by no means are other aspects of a snowboarding run, such as clean grabs and spinning multiple directions, cast aside.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Unit 53 is made up of brilliant professionals who have, in some way, been cast aside by the system and live to prevent others from dying.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
And María Corina Machado, the Nobel prize-winning opposition leader, has been cast aside by the White House, which has downplayed the extent of her domestic political support.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Cast aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20aside. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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