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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Rosta was cast about two weeks before “Starfleet Academy” started shooting, but the first table read made it clear to Landau and Kurtzman they had chosen correctly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 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
Stokes is the headliner of all-star ensemble cast about to tell a story overflowing with subplots.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
In his review of that movie, which retains a cult following, Vincent Canby of The Times commiserated with Mr. Pinsent and the cast about the difficulty of having to act with a mock computer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Thinking he had made himself understood, Jonathan cast about for a bucket, but couldn’t find one.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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