Thesaurus results for CAST ABOUT

cast about

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Definition of cast about

as in to seek (out)

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Recent Examples of cast about Unable to cope with that, British voters are casting about blaming the politicians. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 There were misgivings among the cast about signing on to something as common as (gasp) a reality-television program, but most of them revel in spending time — and money — with each other. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026 However, towards the end of The Story of Ireland’s first run of shows, a producer on the show told the cast about Ryan’s true identity. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cast about

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The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Only two decades ago, my family looked West for a treatment for my grandmother that was unavailable in China.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Opinion polls suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc, which includes far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties, nor the anti-Netanyahu bloc are on track to reach a 61-seat majority.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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The exoplanet in question is the rocky lava planet TOI-561 b, located around 280 light-years away, which was discovered by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) in 2020.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The White House has appointed her associates to help hunt for noncitizen voters and investigate accusations of voting fraud in 2020.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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