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cast (up)

verb

Definition of cast (up)

as in to add

to combine (numbers) into a single sum had worked as a clerk in a countinghouse, mainly casting up long columns of figures every day

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Gradey Dick and rookie Keaton Wagler each scored 15 points and Rui Hachimura added 14 as the Clippers won for the first time since getting past the Sacramento Kings in the season opener.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Jake Mannarino, a national champion diver who had not won a high school state championship before, can finally add that gold medal to his stack of accomplishments.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

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