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
Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
One shell casing was recovered at the scene, police sources said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jones had a handgun when he was taken into custody, which matched the type of shell casing found near the victim’s body, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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On the road were bodies, bullet casings and congealing pools of blood.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
One shell casing was recovered at the scene, police sources said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jones had a handgun when he was taken into custody, which matched the type of shell casing found near the victim’s body, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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Remove the leaves and sheaths, place the samples in a paper bag, and immediately send the samples to a laboratory for CSNT testing.—
Dr. Haiying Tao,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.—
Mike Baker,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mortgage rates rise, cooling the housing market and consumer spending.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The robotic chefs are long arms with multiple joints that are wrapped in a protective covering.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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When using an extension cord, inspect it before each use and do not run it under a covering like a rug or tarp.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rule was designed to catch high earners gaming the system through shell companies, but there’s no floor.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Pentagon’s supply of missiles and shells was running very short even last year, as Mark Bowden wrote in this magazine in December.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 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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Again, this is a case of humans using AI to persuade people to adopt their views rather than an indication that AI is extreme or prone to suggesting extreme ideas and behaviors.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In it, Blanche outlines a decentralized approach in which U.S. attorney’s offices will now take the lead on digital asset cases, focusing primarily on crimes involving terrorism.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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