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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One year earlier, the Indiana roster had eight future NBA players, outscored opponents by nearly 23 points per game and won their first 31 contests before falling 92-90 in the Elite Eight to Kentucky when May tried to play with a cast on his broken left arm.
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Larsa Pippen, who has been part of the Bravo reality television show’s cast on and off since its debut in 2011, was not home when the incident happened Sunday afternoon, but a 911 call was made.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
On landing, Molly ran towards her owner in excitement as a visibly emotional Johnston, impeded by a cast on her right arm, slowly lowered herself to the ground to embrace the canine.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Batula, 34, and Wilson, 28, are part of an ensemble cast on the Bravo show, which follows a group of friends sharing a house for the summer in the Hamptons, a wealthy enclave on Long Island, New York.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Larsa Pippen, who has been part of the Bravo reality television show’s cast on and off since its debut in 2011, was not home when the incident happened Sunday afternoon, but a 911 call was made.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
On landing, Molly ran towards her owner in excitement as a visibly emotional Johnston, impeded by a cast on her right arm, slowly lowered herself to the ground to embrace the canine.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Batula, 34, and Wilson, 28, are part of an ensemble cast on the Bravo show, which follows a group of friends sharing a house for the summer in the Hamptons, a wealthy enclave on Long Island, New York.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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