as in to out
to drive or force out
cast them out of the tribe for violating sacred traditions
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Recent Examples of cast out
Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
At the head of it all is Jones, who was cast out by the New York Giants a mere season ago.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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During his time in Australia so far, Yungblud also bared it all on a nude yacht outing with friends in Sydney Harbour, according to photos published by TMZ.—
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It’s made from a lightweight, water-repellent material that’ll keep you comfortable amid any kind of outing this winter.—
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Fire Rescue said one person was ejected in the collision and airlifted to a trauma center.—
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Georgia's biggest issue came in the first half when 6-11 center Somto Cyril was ejected for throwing a forearm into Florida's Rueben Chinyelu.—
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Investigators later determined that a gray Dodge Charger began chasing the Toyota at a high rate of speed.—
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Tech companies have also been chasing the next big product following the smartphone and think AI could be key to finding it.—
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Government attorneys argued that the raids were entirely lawful and that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit should be dismissed in its entirety.—
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Since the lawsuit was originally dismissed in September, Minnesota and its Democratic leadership have come under immense scrutiny and arguably lost credibility due to the state's growing welfare fraud scandal.—
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The Traitors murder the Faithful one by one each night in secret, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.—
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But there is more murdering and banishing to come.—
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Eager for the ball, Watson surveyed the lane and kicked out to Pickett for a 3-pointer that ignited a 7-0 Nuggets answer.—
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Try to stay home as much, take away the kick out 3s and the chasing these guys, the shots and whatnot.—
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Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.—
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Golden State ran off nine straight, including seven by Butler, to trail 94-90.—
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Several schools in Yuba County were on lockdown Thursday for what turned out to be a swatting call received at Yuba Gardens Intermediate School.—
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At Jaime’s Local Seafood Shack This food truck turns out delicious sandwiches, tacos, and seafood baskets, plus surprising dishes like Alligator and Jalapeno Bites.—
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“Cast out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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