as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
had worked as a clerk in a countinghouse, mainly casting up long columns of figures every day
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This after Miami made multiple adjustments including dropping a third defender to the back and adding scoring punch with Suarez up front.—
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The Current also added several college players and traded for veteran attacker Penelope Hocking.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Cast (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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