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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Johnson was cast on the show a year after his impressions of Trump went viral on social media.
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The Perfect Omelet consisted of a mixture of Comté cheese and egg yolk—warmed to only a hundred and eighteen degrees, to preserve its raw taste—miraculously encased within an egg-yolk membrane that had been cast on a 3-D mold.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Hypnotically gorgeous, the attention-grabbing illuminations eventually give way to a realization that a dimmer level of light is also being cast on the gallery’s side walls — mostly moving arcs and circles, rather like cat’s eyes seen at night.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The new set will feature interviews with the Coens and cinematographer Roger Deakins, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and archival conversations with the cast on set.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The Perfect Omelet consisted of a mixture of Comté cheese and egg yolk—warmed to only a hundred and eighteen degrees, to preserve its raw taste—miraculously encased within an egg-yolk membrane that had been cast on a 3-D mold.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Hypnotically gorgeous, the attention-grabbing illuminations eventually give way to a realization that a dimmer level of light is also being cast on the gallery’s side walls — mostly moving arcs and circles, rather like cat’s eyes seen at night.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The new set will feature interviews with the Coens and cinematographer Roger Deakins, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and archival conversations with the cast on set.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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