cast doubt on

phrase

: to make (something) seem less likely
The incident cast doubt on her honesty.

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Hilton cast doubt on that, noting that Anthropic and its employees as well as OpenAI were major donors to Becerra’s campaign. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Our federal health leaders should reinforce that work rather than cast doubt on it, giving parents and schools clear guidance and reporting cases consistently and transparently. — Deb Houry, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 The same dossier cast doubt on the source of the Lutnick-Khashoggi WhatsApp messages, but Vanity Fair was able to independently verify the London meeting between the two. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 At a conference in Abu Dhabi this month, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majid Al Ansari cast doubt on the prospects for a deal. — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cast doubt on

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“Cast doubt on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20doubt%20on. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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