cast about
Britishverb
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Also, cast around . Seek, make a search, as in We cast about for the necessary tools, but couldn't find them in the garage . [Late 1600s]
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Devise means, contrive, as in They cast about for new ways to increase revenue . This usage was first recorded in 1867.
Example Sentences
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OK, so all of that’s totally true, but “Kevin” is mostly a silly, raunchy animated series with a star-studded comedy cast about talking animals and their escapades in a life generally free of human owners.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The colonists cast about for another means of ensuring that these judges would be independent, sensitive to local interests, and not entirely beholden to the king.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2025
Officials estimate that people in that group cast about 540 ballots over 35 elections in 17 years.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023
Stokes is the headliner of all-star ensemble cast about to tell a story overflowing with subplots.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
Holly, bearing it as well as he could, growled and scuffled, and Silver cast about for something to occupy his attention.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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