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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Now, there is some reason for hesitance here, mainly because Raymond could be playing with a rotating cast on his line’s left wing this season.
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What had started as one episode of the MTV show 16 and Pregnant, which the South Dakota native filmed as a senior in high school in 2009, turned into a career in the spotlight when she was cast on the spinoff.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
The White Locust was on the schedule before Rachel was even cast on the show.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Ballots can be cast on MLB’s website.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What had started as one episode of the MTV show 16 and Pregnant, which the South Dakota native filmed as a senior in high school in 2009, turned into a career in the spotlight when she was cast on the spinoff.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
The White Locust was on the schedule before Rachel was even cast on the show.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Ballots can be cast on MLB’s website.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cast on
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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