CAST ABOUT (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

cast about (for)

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Definition of cast about (for)

as in to pursue

to go in search of cast about for an answer to the question of why so many people had ignored the victim's cries for help

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Record signing Luka Vuskovic is setting a high bar in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion’s 10 other summer transfer window signings to pursue.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The suit, brought by 13 named and four anonymous researchers, is seeking to halt the process of searching applications and current grants for specific terms to determine if they should be rejected.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
Khalil does not want to be shot at, or sought by the secret police, or detained in some for-profit gulag.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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