cast doubt on

idiom

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

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Though Davis claimed the blockade refused entry to around 11,000 people by March 31, historians have since cast doubt on this figure, suggesting the actual total was much lower. Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025 Much has been made of how AI tools like Cursor Pro or Anthropic's Claude will revolutionize coders' day-to-day experience, potentially shaving tens of hours off their working weeks—but research has now cast doubt on those assumptions. PC Magazine, 12 July 2025 As inflation and market instability continue to cast doubt on traditional saving strategies, demand for stable, reliable income in retirement is likely to grow. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 This cast doubt on the protein’s role and brought much of the ongoing research to a halt. Ajdina Halilovic, Wired News, 6 July 2025 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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