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
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Bullet casings found at the scene also matched to a gun that Silentó possessed when he was taken into custody.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Finally, there was a shell casing found underneath his body, which was inconsistent with typical ballistics from a suicide, per The Guardian.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
Per police, Rooks was found with multiple gunshot wounds and ten bullet casings near him.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Verb
At least 31 shell casings were recovered in the area.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Bullet casings found at the scene also matched to a gun that Silentó possessed when he was taken into custody.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Finally, there was a shell casing found underneath his body, which was inconsistent with typical ballistics from a suicide, per The Guardian.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
Per police, Rooks was found with multiple gunshot wounds and ten bullet casings near him.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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Their evidence would have included DNA evidence that linked him to a knife sheath found at the crime scene.—
July 2,
CBS News,
2 July 2025
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He was arrested in December 2022 in Pennsylvania after forensic evidence linked him to the murders, including DNA found on a knife sheath at the crime scene and cellphone data placing him near the victims' home multiple times. Jan. 4, 2023 Kohberger was extradited to Idaho on Jan. 4, 2023.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile, housing demand continues to outpace supply across diverse communities throughout America.—
Ryan Stroker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Auerswald cautions that homelessness and unstable housing have no one look.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The agents would also be banned from wearing most face coverings.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Treatment for infested cattle often involves cleaning, antiseptic treatment and coverings for the wounds, Lansford said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Some 80,000 shells will be launched more than 1,000 feet above the East River.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While uncooked eggs usually last in the fridge for longer, the process of hard-cooking eggs creates a thin layer of water between the cooked egg and the shell, which becomes an inviting environment for bacteria to grow, including the kinds of bacteria that lead an egg to spoil, per the USDA.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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This is a hard problem, encompassing moral judgment, and is fully steeped in ethical (and legal) implications.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The collaboration represents another step in Kakao Entertainment’s content strategy as the company continues to leverage its multi-studio system encompassing production houses and talent agencies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Jurors heard from more than 30 witnesses over the course of seven weeks as the prosecution went through its case.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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The injunction comes seven months after a jury found that Penn State proved its case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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