Cast and Shot

Cast

Cast noun - A declaration that something will happen in the future.

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Shot and cast are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead the word "Cast" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Cast and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead the word "Shot" as a noun or a verb.

good	good cast	good shot
full	full cast	full shot
long	long cast	long shot
similar	similar cast	similar shot
Other adjectives: regular, original, initial, many, single, powerful, actual, real, big, great, new, final, last, wide, extended, previous.

In Warcraft II, it was (comparatively) even deadlier, as it could one-shot most units, two-shot the rest, and healed the Squishy Wizard caster with every cast.

Source: Unholy Nuke
The anime also parodies this trope with Andy, Spike's one-shot foil whose similarities to the protagonist are so prominent as to be lampshaded repeatedly by the remaining cast.

Source: Not So Different / Anime and Manga
Watershed: Two versions of a holiday promo for this show were shot for December 2012, with the cast singing alternate lyrics to "Deck The Halls".

Source: Series / Oddities

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