cast doubt on

1. Cause something or someone to be questioned. For example, The prosecutor cast doubt on the wife's alibi. This idiom uses cast in the sense of “throw,” a usage dating from the early 1200s.

Example Sentences

Halem’s attorney, Megan Maitia, cast doubt on the “alleged motive” for the case, questioning how the young man described by authorities as a victim had accumulated so much crypto.

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Unlike his fellow AI godfathers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, Prof LeCun has cast doubt on the idea AI might pose an existential threat to humanity.

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Her comments came as she also cast doubt on statements from former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who previously claimed Epstein possessed thousands of graphic videos involving minors.

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But White House officials have cast doubt on whether a complete—or any—October report is likely.

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Last month, the administration floated the idea that the October CPI wouldn’t be published, but the BLS cast doubt on that.

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Related Words

• accuse 
• arraign 
• criticize 
• discredit 
• indict 
• reprimand