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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Within a month of that fateful interview in an open call in a Kansas City, Missouri mall, Sullivan was cast on America’s Next Top Model.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
The latter show welcomes the latest of its rotating casts on February 17, with Ray Romano, Nicholas Braun, Jenny Slate and Jake Shane making their Broadway debuts.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Amid mounting controversy following an inflammatory rant Zarin posted against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, The Golden Life production company Blink49 Studios issued a statement announcing Zarin's removal from the cast on Tuesday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The issue is that this liquid produces a greenish cast on the wood.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
The latter show welcomes the latest of its rotating casts on February 17, with Ray Romano, Nicholas Braun, Jenny Slate and Jake Shane making their Broadway debuts.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Amid mounting controversy following an inflammatory rant Zarin posted against Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, The Golden Life production company Blink49 Studios issued a statement announcing Zarin's removal from the cast on Tuesday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The issue is that this liquid produces a greenish cast on the wood.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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