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Recent Examples of cast about
Then, as now, tech stocks were trading at expensive valuations, which had investors casting about for better values, Ramsey said.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
TransPerfect has also been working with Microsoft to pilot some new AI products, for example, says Zinger, and it’s been casting about internally for other business opportunities.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In the primary campaign’s closing days, Mamdani has shown signs of casting about for ways to win—he’s shown signs, in other words, of being a normal politician.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Walker, who had Zoomed in from a hotel room in Fiji, was still unclear about Escobar’s removal due to not having access to her phone yet, and producers not informing the cast about why Escobar had left.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
TransPerfect has also been working with Microsoft to pilot some new AI products, for example, says Zinger, and it’s been casting about internally for other business opportunities.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In the primary campaign’s closing days, Mamdani has shown signs of casting about for ways to win—he’s shown signs, in other words, of being a normal politician.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Walker, who had Zoomed in from a hotel room in Fiji, was still unclear about Escobar’s removal due to not having access to her phone yet, and producers not informing the cast about why Escobar had left.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cast about
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Next, Leaphorn pops by the clinic looking for a gunshot victim.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The reveal marks the first official look at what the company claims will be the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid ute, developed with Australia as a key target market.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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For the sanctions to pass, the 27-nation bloc needs to reach a unanimous decision.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Oil prices ticked higher on investor caution over whether a deal could ultimately be reached.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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McKean and Newberg discuss everything from hunting with one of Teddy Roosevelt’s descendants to how upcoming elections could influence conservation.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2026
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Fellow vegans in the comments were incredulous — what of the bear cub carcass Kennedy claimed to have dumped in Central Park or his lifelong interest in hunting?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20about. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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