To reject or abandon something or someone, treating them as no longer useful or important.
To throw something away or stop caring about it, as if it means nothing to you.
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To reject or abandon someone or something as no longer useful or wanted.
"After decades of loyal service, he was cast aside when the new management took over."
She had cast aside all thought of marriage.
— Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861
To stop letting something (such as doubt, fear, or tradition) influence you.
"Cast aside your fears and take the first step toward your dream."
To cast (throw) something to the side — physically out of the way.
To throw something away or stop caring about it, as if it means nothing to you.
Often used in emotional or political contexts, implying callousness toward what is discarded. Common in literary and formal writing. Can refer to discarding objects, but more powerfully used for relationships, values, or people.
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