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
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Eleven ejected cartridge casings from a rifle and three ejected from a pistol were collected.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Several 9mm shell casings were recovered at the scene.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
According to the court documents, two gun shell casings were found on the floor in a bedroom.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
He was later charged with the Fuller murder after officials matched a shell casing from the trooper shooting to the gun used to kill the elderly man.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Eleven ejected cartridge casings from a rifle and three ejected from a pistol were collected.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Several 9mm shell casings were recovered at the scene.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
According to the court documents, two gun shell casings were found on the floor in a bedroom.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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Investigators were able to tie him to the killings using DNA retrieved from the button snap of a knife sheath that was left near one of the slain students' bodies.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the Kohberger case, investigators acknowledged the FBI used DNA from a a knife sheath found at the crime scene in a genetic investigation.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Buyers at Gatherpoint can personalize their homes to their preferences with options for extending patios, lanais and garages, enclosing flex rooms and expanding indoor-outdoor connections with pocketing or zero-corner sliding glass doors.—
Pulte Homes,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The implications run much deeper than enclosing a space along Lake Michigan for dogs to roam freely.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Once again using the housing analogy, think of VPS hosting as your own apartment in a building, with utilities that other tenants can't use.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Now, the housing authority is planning some renovations in the area along with the sale of two buildings.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pill pockets, like this top option by Greenies, mask the sight and smell of a pill by encasing it in a treat.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Introduces Microplastics Many landscape coverings are fabricated using plastics that are susceptible to degradation.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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The video, appearing to have been AI-generated, begins with two people walking toward a building and wearing head coverings, possibly hijabs, shaylas, Al-miras or khimars.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Once a vast homestead encompassing thousands of acres, the land was long regarded as a hunting destination before evolving into today’s multiuse ranch.—
David Caraccio
March 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The district had been redrawn during last summer's redistricting push, encompassing most of what had been Green's district, leading Green to run in the 18th District.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Strewn near the bodies were spent shell casings and a shotgun shell.—
Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Several people were injured Friday when Afghan mortar shells landed in a village in Mohmand, a district in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local official Mohammad Asif said.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Make sure to cover trash cans with tight-fitting lids and clean them regularly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is due to the fact that taller individuals have problems fitting comfortably in standard military vehicles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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