cast on
Britishverb
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Make the first stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you learn how to cast on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches . [Mid-1800s]
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Hastily put on clothes, as in He cast on his coat and ran out . This usage is dying out. [Early 1800s]
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Things got a bit awkward in one of the episodes, when Sharon disagreed with some of the cast on a challenge, with some social media users saying she was acting in a "childish" way.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The title of the limited run has yet to be announced, but Dunham did ask her fellow cast on the mock zoom call, "can we still call it Girls?"
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
He is widely described as publicity-shy and reserved, making him ill-equipped to deal with the intense media spotlight cast on him over a story that has generated headlines around the world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 1973, he joined the cast on Don Imus’s “Imus in the Morning” syndicated radio show, creating characters and doing impersonations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
They had operated on her leg and she had a cast on it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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