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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Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen's body that prosecutors say contained Kohberger's DNA.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found the leather sheath for a combat-style knife on the bed of one of the victims, next to her body, according to police.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2025
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Soon, the site may become affordable housing that includes both a public plaza and displays acknowledging the deadly Knickerbocker collapse.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
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
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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
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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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Overheat protection aside that’s featured in the most reliable space heaters, this one has other safety features that most will appreciate like tip-over protection and a shell that stays cool to the touch.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
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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In those cases, the project reports the most conservative tolls of missing people.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
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 3 Feb. 2025.
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