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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Adaptability and flexibility will enable the partnership to evolve as needed, rather than getting cast aside as needs and the business environment change. 4. Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The biggest emotional gut punch comes not from anything that happens to Strings, but when Essie is predictably cast aside as yet another pawn in the crooner's game of high-minded self-absorption. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024 American Airlines is in talks to make Citigroup its exclusive credit card partner, casting aside incumbent Barclays, people with knowledge of the negotiations said. Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024 Very apropos of it to be cast aside by society like this. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 July 2024 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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