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Recent Examples of cast about
The list of things Disney might not want journalists to ask its cast about with this movie is long and of varying levels of importance.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Mets had been casting about everywhere for pitching, attempting to cobble together a playoff-worthy rotation with the likes of a down-on-his-luck Severino and journeyman veterans like Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Kemp is a strong AHL player and has earned an NHL look, so his agent probably casts about looking for a team with a weak RH defence depth chart.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Mets had been casting about everywhere for pitching, attempting to cobble together a playoff-worthy rotation with the likes of a down-on-his-luck Severino and journeyman veterans like Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Kemp is a strong AHL player and has earned an NHL look, so his agent probably casts about looking for a team with a weak RH defence depth chart.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast about
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After a memorable Game 4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead, the Knicks looked poised to take care of business in five games, especially with Boston losing Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Some companies will look to outside data scientists and software specialists to get started.—
Claus Jepsen,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Root walked Alex Sanford to lead off the inning and Luke Hill reached on Aloy’s throwing error.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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The same cut also reaches No. 44 on the Hot Country Songs tally, and could rise in the coming weeks.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Marine scientists had long speculated that sperm whales dive all the way to the ocean floor to hunt for food.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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There have been some conflicting reports as to whether Amazon was hunting for a new unscripted chief with some sources saying that Mike Hopkins, who is head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, was leading the charge.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20about. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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