cast up
Britishverb
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(of the sea) to cast ashore
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to compute (figures or a total)
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to bring up as a reproach against a person
Example Sentences
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"Every year it gets cast up, I'm getting a bit sick of hearing it," said the 30-year-old.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
But it could also validate his push for early voting in a state that allows ballots to be cast up to 45 days before Election Day, among the most expansive of any state.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023
This is light pollution—human-generated illumination cast up into the heavens —causing the sky itself to glow and washing out the stars.
From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023
He said embers were being cast up to a mile out in front of the fire, creating new ignition points, including in some parts of the dense forest that haven’t burned since 1940 or before.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2021
The plow cast up the clean, damp smell of new turned soil.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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