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casting

[ kas-ting, kah-sting ]

noun

  1. the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
  2. something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold.
  3. the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
  4. the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel:

    I'll have to improve my casting if I'm ever going to learn to fish well.

  5. Zoology. cast ( def 62 ).


casting

/ ˈ°ìɑ˲õ³Ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. an object or figure that has been cast, esp in metal from a mould
  2. the process of transferring molten steel to a mould
  3. the choosing of actors for a production
  4. hunting the act of directing a pack of hounds over ground where their quarry may recently have passed so that they can quest for, discover, or recapture its scent
  5. zoology another word for cast pellet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of casting1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; cast, -ing 1
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The play's writer, Gary Owen, said when he began to write the story Sheen was his "dream casting" - but he had never imagined it becoming a reality.

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It had nothing to do with what was bizarrely controversial before the production opened — the casting of a Black actor in the role.

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Fearing a follow-up attack, law enforcement targeted Muslim Americans, surveilling mosques and casting a startlingly wide net of suspicion with a sweeping disregard for civil liberties.

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Before the film was released, Zegler faced abuse online by people who disagreed with her casting in the role of a character deemed to have skin "as white as snow".

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“We’ve decided to go in a different direction†was the standard line Hollywood casting director Tess Sanchez delivered for more than 20 years.

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