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case study

noun

Definition of case studynext
as in record
a published piece of writing about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time a case study of prisoners case studies of patients with the rare disease

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Recent Examples of case study The production hot spots are documented Himalayan cliff bee colony sites or honey source districts cited in the hospital case studies. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 The project became a striking case study in how increasingly ambitious European films are being assembled across borders. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Clusters of towns and cities around the world have become curious case studies for scientists looking into just how residents there appear to defy natural aging, living healthier for much longer than anywhere else on the planet. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 In a Carbyne case study, the company says its AI-V Emergency Call Triage system triaged more than 3,500 events during a 90-day period. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for case study
Recent Examples of Synonyms for case study
  1. record
  2. history
  3. report
  4. case history
  5. chronology
  6. diary
  7. story
Noun
  • His Emmy win last week for guest acting on The Bear set the record for longest gap between acting Emmy victories at 48 years.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee said it's already recruited a record number of poll watchers.
    — NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of record
Noun
  • Djeneba N'Diaye also had 19 points for Mali, which is now 2-10 in its World Cup history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Boot Bowl rivalry, which began in 2012, doesn’t have the longest history, but for fans in Burleson, few events bring the town together quite like it.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • All those training camp practice reports are last month’s news.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Bridgespan’s report finds that families in middle-income countries are more likely to administer their own programs than those in higher-income countries.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of report
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  • His case history is also rife with second chances that Iriarte-Valdez received after being accused of serious crimes, including the final one — just a day before the homicide, he’d been released from jail in a still-pending felony burglary case.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Judges review case histories, behavioral records, risk assessments, and recommendations from probation staff before allowing someone in custody to participate in outside programming.
    — Sean Garcia Leys, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of case history
Noun
  • The Lucas Museum pushes that approach further by making storytelling — not chronology, geography or medium — the organizing principle for an entire institution, placing illustration, comics and commercial art inside a curatorial framework.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of chronology
Noun
  • The diaries of the novelist Andrey Kurkov (collected into three volumes thus far) provide a rich chronicle of Ukrainians’ evolving responses to their extraordinary circumstances.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even if her designs are not her personal diary, as Vanhée put it, they are informed by aspects of her identity.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of diary
Noun
  • Dunn shared a story about a bat crashing into his leg while entering an arena for a bass tournament weigh-in.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Success inside the ring is only one part of the Taylor story, though.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of story

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