1
as in radiating
to throw or give off
spermaceti candles, made from whale oil, are known to cast an exceptionally bright light
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2
as in aiming
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
cast her eyes skyward for signs of the rescue plane
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3
as in preparing
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
carefully cast the letter of complaint as politely as possible
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
cast a rock into the stream
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Recent Examples of casting
In just a year, Klausner has dissipated the cloud of doubt that was casting a shadow over Dries Van Noten like a threatening storm.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
With another labor war and the looming threat of a 2027 work stoppage casting a dark cloud over Major League Baseball, the affluent Dodgers have become the pro-salary cap crowd’s poster child for all that is wrong with the sport.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Your showrunner, Matthew Parkhill, was responsible for casting you to play father and son.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Sure enough, Johnny was eliminated at the next Roundtable, with Maura casting the deciding vote.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
With another labor war and the looming threat of a 2027 work stoppage casting a dark cloud over Major League Baseball, the affluent Dodgers have become the pro-salary cap crowd’s poster child for all that is wrong with the sport.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Your showrunner, Matthew Parkhill, was responsible for casting you to play father and son.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Sure enough, Johnny was eliminated at the next Roundtable, with Maura casting the deciding vote.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casting
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The team believes that this could mean coronae arise in abundance, radiating from tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop during a single thunderstorm.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Kentucky Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Hoosier Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a flight failure in March 2025, the German firm, Isar Aerospace, is preparing for its second Spectrum launch, currently scheduled for no earlier than March 19, 2026, from Andøya, Norway.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The program is preparing students to work at such cyber-centric institutions as Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and Booz Allen Hamilton.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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He is shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, is scheduled to be reevaluated in two weeks and then start plyos at the end of March.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Putin also announced that Russia was releasing two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war who fought in the Ukrainian armed forces.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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That was just 11 minutes after the state started releasing results.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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During a recent interview on The New York Times’ podcast The Interview, Gyllenhaal discussed directing her first major studio film and the test screenings the movie underwent.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Your car acts as a Faraday cage, directing the electricity around you and protecting you.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Des Moines Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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It's best suited to high-level video editing, VFX work, 3D modeling and rendering, composing scores, and working with custom AI models.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the foundation funded a study by nonprofit Earth Economics that reported more than 84,000 businesses were tied to the health of the Everglades, composing 3 million livelihoods.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rather than tossing your wallet, phone, boarding pass, and other loose items into a security bin, keep them together inside a small belt bag.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some gardeners have great success tossing orange peels around the garden to repel cats.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Casting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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