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  • present participle of cast.
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casting

[kas-ting, kah-sting] / ˈkæs tɪŋ, ˈkɑ stɪŋ /




NOUN
molding
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Masino responded by casting aside her original plans and focusing back on the brand’s core customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The upshot was that instead of a more community-minded gathering of citizens casting ballots for friends and neighbors, delegates were simply voted into the state convention based on whom they would support for the Senate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

But the efficiency gains reshaping startups are casting a long shadow over the next generation of programmers.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Although several major stars have been cast in The Hunt For Gollum already, further casting announcements are expected in the coming months.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Nevertheless, the girl hurried along, her sandals tapping and echoing, the golden light of the bauble casting its rays through shadows that hung like cobwebs.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.

From BBC May 9, 2026

Production is limited, and there are too few suppliers for solid rocket motors, castings, forgings and seekers for munitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

By the early 2030s, RidgeAlloy could enable recycled structural aluminum castings at volumes equal to at least half of current annual primary aluminum production in the United States.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

There is an entire supply chain that includes components such as solid rocket motors, sensors, castings, and warheads.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The Mews was neatly kept, with sawdust on the floor to absorb the mutes, and the castings taken up every day.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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