cast about

verb

Definition of cast aboutnext
as in to seek (out)

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Recent Examples of cast about In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 There were misgivings among the cast about signing on to something as common as (gasp) a reality-television program, but most of them revel in spending time — and money — with each other. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026 However, towards the end of The Story of Ireland’s first run of shows, a producer on the show told the cast about Ryan’s true identity. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 In August 2025, the Star-Telegram visited the show’s set to chat with the cast about season 6, which will cover the crucifixion. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cast about
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  1. look
  2. reach
  3. hunt
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  • The pain is as big as the whole island and everything on it, looking behind every door, looking under every tree.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The fear of looking replaceable also appears in a 2024 Microsoft and LinkedIn survey.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • So strong was the Chicks’ commercial pull that their 2002 album Home—a trend-averse acoustic bluegrass album essentially recorded in secret—became a gargantuan hit, with two of its songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The banking chief, whose total compensation reached $47 million in 2025, has built an audience of over 250,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of reach
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  • The scientists used data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting satellite Kepler, which searched for exoplanets via very precise, high-cadence brightness measurements of hundreds of thousands of stars.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Bonding over their passion for interiors, antiques hunting at the open market, the meeting resulted in a new holiday home collaboration unveiled in September.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
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