casts about (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cast about (for)
as in pursues
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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  1. pursues
  2. seeks
  3. looks up
Verb
  • One brother pursues a young woman working in a parlour who is trying to break free of her home life, while the other sinks into drinking and despair as both men struggle to hold onto their dignity in the city’s rougher margins.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Around them, an aristocratic winemaker defines his legacy, a legendary maître d’hôtel seeks his heir, and a reverent wine critic pursues the sublime.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursues
Verb
  • The singer’s complaint seeks a jury trial and compensatory damages of over $75,000.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The film seeks to hold that tension through a deeply human perspective, where observing can also become an act of care.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeks
Verb
  • The 30-year-old project manager was previously married for three months and looks up to her parents, who have been together for 40 years, for love inspiration.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of looks up
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