as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the egg of this bird has an unusually hard casing
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Recent Examples of casing
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The camera pans across the ground, littered with bullet casings, and briefly shows a plume of dark black smoke which appears to emanate from Zamzam’s central market.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The gun found on him matched three shell casings found at the crime scene and his fingerprints matched those investigators found on a water bottle and snack bar wrapper, according to authorities.
—Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
Investigators later sent the casings from both incidents to a state police lab.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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No fingerprints were found on the shell casings handed over by Ephron and no firearm was ever recovered.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The camera pans across the ground, littered with bullet casings, and briefly shows a plume of dark black smoke which appears to emanate from Zamzam’s central market.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The gun found on him matched three shell casings found at the crime scene and his fingerprints matched those investigators found on a water bottle and snack bar wrapper, according to authorities.
—Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
Investigators later sent the casings from both incidents to a state police lab.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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State investigators went on to discover DNA on the sheath, which, after analysis that included FBI assistance, later came back as a statistical match to Kohberger, police and prosecutors allege.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The protest comes as people continue to endure rising prices on everything from food and gas to housing and utilities, epitomized by the soaring cost of eggs which in January averaged $4.95 a dozen.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here are the 10 states with the lowest housing prices per square foot, according to GoBankingRates: West Virginia Kansas Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Arkansas Iowa Indiana Kentucky Michigan Which states have most expensive housing prices?—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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Advised by Moustafa to wear ball caps over their kippahs — traditional Jewish head coverings — for security reasons, Lopatin covered his with a Detroit Pistons basketball cap.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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The trailer for the program kicks off with Suleman, now 49, driving around Los Angeles with a face covering, hat and sunglasses.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Its smooth shell is made from three layers of polycarbonate (a hard-to-break plastic shell) to protect the bag’s integrity and your belongings.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2025
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Harris-Pincus also cautioned that bacteria could enter through the pores of the shell itself.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Each year, the Whisky Advocate Buying Guide's expert team samples an array of whiskies, encompassing rare, limited editions, and up-and-coming brands likely to hit store shelves nationwide.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Louise Colville, a biologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, said that the dry conditions in the Southern Levant — an area encompassing modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan — had probably been a major factor contributing to the longevity of the seeds.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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We won’t be bullied or intimidated by frivolous cases.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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