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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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Bautista, who had been rumoured to be in line to take the part for weeks, confirmed the casting by posting an image of the character to his Instagram account.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Alexander said California law requires registering voters to prove and attest to their identity and has multiple verification measures to ensure people casting ballots are who they say they are.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

"Behind every one of these campaigns is a simple argument... that a ballot is worth casting even when you know how the night ends," he writes on his website.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The city is casting a wide net—some say too wide—to find owners who owe the new property tax on second homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

This morning the crappies were best in close to shore and we caught seven or eight good ones by hanging right on the edge of the lily pads and casting out to the deeper side.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

"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

Testing confirmed that RidgeAlloy contains the combination of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, iron and manganese needed for structural vehicle castings, even when the recycled metal includes higher levels of iron and silicon.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

The big challenge for defense contractors is making missiles fast enough, given there are choke points in supply chains for components including castings, seekers, solid rocket motors, and other complex electronic components.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

I chipped casings off bronze castings, washed glassware, and ground ore for alloys.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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