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cast about

cast around

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verb

(intr, adverb) to make a mental or visual searchto cast about for an idea for a book

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Words nearby cast about

cassoulet, cassowary, casspir, cast, castable, cast about, cast adrift, Castagno, Castalia, Castaneda, castanet
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Words related to cast about

go through, hunt, look, scan, explore, inspect, investigate, ransack, probe, sift, scout, scour, scrutinize, comb, seek, check, examine, pursue, follow, wallow

Idioms and Phrases with cast about

cast about
1

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]

2

Devise means, contrive, as in They cast about for new ways to increase revenue. This usage was first recorded in 1867.

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