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casting aside

casting aside is the present participle and gerund of cast aside.

Meaning of cast aside

Verb

cast aside (third-person singular simple present casts aside, present participle casting aside, simple past and past participle cast aside)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) Synonym of discard.
    • But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian
    Synonyms:
    discard

Questions about casting aside

What is casting aside the present participle and gerund of?
Casting aside is the present participle and gerund of cast aside.

Words near casting aside in the dictionary

  1. casting adrift
  2. casting agent
  3. casting agents
  4. casting anchor
  5. casting around
  6. casting aside
  7. casting aspersions
  8. casting away
  9. casting back
  10. casting call
  11. casting calls

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