cast on
verb
cast on; casting on; casts on
: to place (stitches) on a knitting needle for beginning or enlarging knitted work
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Then, at the end of the quarter, quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the game and carted off the field with a knee injury and an air cast on his leg.
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
And in the fourth quarter — with the game essentially out of hand — receiver Chris Godwin was carted off with an air cast on his left leg with only 43 seconds left.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
He was placed in an air cast on the field and carted off.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
Alcala killed his first victim almost a decade before he was cast on The Dating Game and continued to commit murders until his arrest the following year.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
And in the fourth quarter — with the game essentially out of hand — receiver Chris Godwin was carted off with an air cast on his left leg with only 43 seconds left.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
He was placed in an air cast on the field and carted off.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
Alcala killed his first victim almost a decade before he was cast on The Dating Game and continued to commit murders until his arrest the following year.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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