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cast

noun as in appearance; shade of color

noun as in actors in performance

noun as in molded structure

verb as in throw aside

verb as in emit, give

verb as in calculate

verb as in select for activity

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Every time I look, there is a new cast of characters.

In short, multiple “SNL” cast members riff a punchline to the same setup.

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By early September, it was enough for Roberts to cast doubt on Sasaki’s return, saying bluntly that “the performance, the stuff hasn’t been there.”

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Aubrey Plaza appears as a new wife from California and soon she’s being caressed by all the other women in the cast as they make mimosas.

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We all know by now that politics has an endless capacity to surprise, and the votes haven't all been cast.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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