: to turn one's partner in a square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back
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: to finish a knitted fabric by casting off all stitches
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Verb once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk
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President Emmanuel Macron has cast off the lofty mantle of Jupiter. Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Disney Cruise Line has cast off much of the approach that went into its first four ships for a new theme that really targets the super fan for its new ship Disney Wish. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2022 Despite growing close with the cast off stage, the two didn't spark a romance until years later, as Diggs was still dating actress Jalene Goodwin at the time. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 Usually, doctors are trained to attribute rambunctiousness and inattention to ADHD, but it’s been found that Black girls are usually cast off as just being defiant and lazy. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 July 2022 That centrism began to fade after Mr. Zeldin was elected to Congress in 2014 and was cast off completely after the election of President Donald J. Trump.New York Times, 25 June 2022 Whatever was going on in the Blue Period — genuine empathy or adolescent angst — is left by the roadside, cast off like an old beggarwoman crouched in the dark.Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 This eerily magical, richly atmospheric novel follows Darwin, a devout Rastafarian whose poverty forces him to cast off his religion to become a gravedigger, and Yejide, one of a line of women who have the power to usher the dead into the afterlife. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022 The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy—the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes—must be cast off for higher goals. Angela Gaudioso, SPIN, 22 May 2022 See More