Thesaurus results for CAST ABOUT

cast about

verb

Definition of cast about

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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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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The company’s Club for the Future nonprofit has reached nearly 700,000 Florida students and 65,000 educators since 2019.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Attackers use it to control who reaches their malicious content while showing something harmless to other visitors.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of reach

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To do this, the team of researchers used fossils and knowledge of mosasaurs' most recent living relatives – snakes and lizards like the komodo dragon – to recreate the hunting behavior of mosasaurs.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Iceland's notoriously changeable weather and frequent cloud cover can make aurora hunting challenging.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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