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cast off
cast on
cast out
castanet
castaway
caste
caste Hindu
caste mark
Castel Gandolfo
castellan
castellated
caster
caster steering
caster sugar
castigate
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cast around or about
cast around or about


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
seek or devise: to search for something or try to devise a solution to a problem
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