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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Examples of cast about in a Sentence
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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In the 2024 primaries, Republicans cast 2.3 million ballots — and Democrats cast about 975,000.
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Asher Price, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Former Soviet allies such as Syria cast about for ways to get into this new order through peace negotiations with Israel.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022
The preview continued with Jenn telling her cast about her ex-boyfriend’s surprise appearance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 July 2024
One source told Variety that Coppola at one point addressed the cast about his behavior.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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Asher Price, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Former Soviet allies such as Syria cast about for ways to get into this new order through peace negotiations with Israel.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022
The preview continued with Jenn telling her cast about her ex-boyfriend’s surprise appearance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 July 2024
One source told Variety that Coppola at one point addressed the cast about his behavior.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20about. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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