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
Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Twenty-eight shell casings were found in and around the car after the shooting, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Over the centuries, the decomposing bodies left cavities inside the hardened mineral casings.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The animal is about one inch long and protected by a whorled casing that covers her soft body.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Deputies recovered shell casings at the scene but no evidence anyone was shot and no injuries were reported.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Twenty-eight shell casings were found in and around the car after the shooting, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Over the centuries, the decomposing bodies left cavities inside the hardened mineral casings.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The animal is about one inch long and protected by a whorled casing that covers her soft body.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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The black, silky sheath can easily stand on its own with minimal accessorizing or can be dressed up with some sparkly jewelry.—
Rachel Sylvester,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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One was made by sliding a ring cut from a plastic bottle around an RPG warhead, filling this makeshift collar with quarter-inch stainless-steel ball bearings and sealing them against the warhead’s sheath with an electric heat gun.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, which provides health care and housing for homeless Coloradans, cannot access its regular funding streams that help cover rent for hundreds of people and provide health care for thousands more.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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Over a quarter of U.S. renters spend more than half of their income on housing, census data shows.—
Sami Sparber,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, Paris’ Hotel de Guise was drenched in the house’s signature fabrics, wall coverings and its very first in-house furniture collection, which debuted during the five-day Paris Deco Off interior design event that closes Sunday.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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Insulating Window Treatments: Cellular or multi-layer window coverings can also be another helpful insulating solution.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Collins is hard to read at first, but Paradise does give Brown some chances later on to open up and show us what’s behind his tough outer shell.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
26 Jan. 2025
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Two 9mm shell casings were later found by A$AP Relli at the scene and returned to the police.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 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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But Herro continued to make a strong case for himself in Saturday’s game.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Settling in Mexico is not an option, Camacho insisted, though the Trump administration plans to ship asylum seekers arriving at the border back to Mexico to await U.S. adjudication of their cases.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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