cased

past tense of case

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Verb
  • In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There’s nothing worse than hitting the trail with hiking shoes that don’t fit properly.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Cased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cased. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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