throw/bring into question
idiom
: to cause doubts about (something)
The fact that he plagiarized throws/brings into question the authenticity of his earlier writings.
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But for an advocacy group, shake-ups at the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration throw into question whether the DOJ will continue to defend the rule against the challenge.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Experts say those factors may throw into question the legitimacy of the election, which has faced months of fierce scrutiny.
—MarÍa Verza, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Meyler says that if presidential pardons were to be invalidated because of an autopen signature, that could bring into question other policies that were signed by such measures.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Kiké Hernández What the Kim signing does is throw into question the status of two players: Chris Taylor and Kiké Hernández.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The reporting and response afterward bring into question whether that still matters.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
While this might seem like just a bunch of legal paperwork, doing so would be an affront to crypto industry insiders and idealists, and throw into question the status of thousands of cryptocurrencies.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Except that such cars inevitably require recommissioning or massive restorative efforts, and are rarely without cosmetic issues that can be so distracting as to bring into question the value of their originality altogether.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
The kayaker's pictures, which were first reported by WMC-TV in Memphis, bring into question just how long the crack had been visible in the bridge's structure.
—CBS News, 20 May 2021
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Experts say those factors may throw into question the legitimacy of the election, which has faced months of fierce scrutiny.
—MarÍa Verza, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Meyler says that if presidential pardons were to be invalidated because of an autopen signature, that could bring into question other policies that were signed by such measures.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Kiké Hernández What the Kim signing does is throw into question the status of two players: Chris Taylor and Kiké Hernández.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The reporting and response afterward bring into question whether that still matters.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
While this might seem like just a bunch of legal paperwork, doing so would be an affront to crypto industry insiders and idealists, and throw into question the status of thousands of cryptocurrencies.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Except that such cars inevitably require recommissioning or massive restorative efforts, and are rarely without cosmetic issues that can be so distracting as to bring into question the value of their originality altogether.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
The kayaker's pictures, which were first reported by WMC-TV in Memphis, bring into question just how long the crack had been visible in the bridge's structure.
—CBS News, 20 May 2021
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“Throw/bring into question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%2Fbring%20into%20question. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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