cast about
verb
cast about; casting about; casts about
: to look around : seek
cast about for a seat
: to lay plans concerning : contrive
cast about how he was to go
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cast about for an answer to the question of why so many people had ignored the victim's cries for help
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Quick Read Deep Read ( 7 Min. ) President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel, a fierce loyalist, to be the next director of the FBI has sent politicians casting about for historical comparisons.
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Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Congress responded by ramping up military spending — and casting about for some way to fund it.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Fast forward to today, and fans who are aware of the hole left by the departures of Broberg and Holloway are casting about in search of replacements for aging players on the NHL roster.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In the wake of Democratic voters in cities and suburbs around the country staying home or trending right, resulting in big swings to Donald Trump almost uniformly, analysts and commentators have cast about for answers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Congress responded by ramping up military spending — and casting about for some way to fund it.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Fast forward to today, and fans who are aware of the hole left by the departures of Broberg and Holloway are casting about in search of replacements for aging players on the NHL roster.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
In the wake of Democratic voters in cities and suburbs around the country staying home or trending right, resulting in big swings to Donald Trump almost uniformly, analysts and commentators have cast about for answers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20about. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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