cast on
verb
cast on; casting on; casts on
: to place (stitches) on a knitting needle for beginning or enlarging knitted work
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All with a cast on his leg from a ruptured tendon, Chestnut put a protester in a headlock and dropped him to the ground.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Boxall didn’t want any more attention cast on him with the club’s get-out-the-vote campaign over the previous month and passed the credit when singled out Tuesday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Cunningham revealed that of the over 2 million votes that have been cast on Newsweek's website, 70 percent have rated the magazine's content as fair.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On Friday, the group was still learning how to wield that newfound power, overpowering the cast on occasion.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Boxall didn’t want any more attention cast on him with the club’s get-out-the-vote campaign over the previous month and passed the credit when singled out Tuesday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Cunningham revealed that of the over 2 million votes that have been cast on Newsweek's website, 70 percent have rated the magazine's content as fair.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On Friday, the group was still learning how to wield that newfound power, overpowering the cast on occasion.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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