cased

past tense of case

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Verb
  • Eukaryotes begin to emerge on Earth, with cells now containing enclosed, separated organelles to carry out individual functions within a cell.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Full-bodied, able to quickly fill a large room, and enclosed in a (literal) house of glass that’s been dolled up with Aeoniumsky’s heart-warming illustrations, each one is a delight that will make cozy season even cozier.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That specimen formed the basis of the new reconstruction, which used cutting-edge CT scanning, light imaging and virtual techniques to separate the bones from the rock matrix that encased them, and to correct the distortions inherent in the fossil.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In an airy second-floor room featuring one of Warhol’s massive dollar-sign paintings and a double-decker Koons made of vacuum cleaners encased in acrylic, Boone runs into LGD gallerist Brett Gorvy.
    Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two favorites, the Cavaliers and Knicks, sit atop the Eastern Conference, but that second tier has enough room to fit the Pistons, as long as one or two young guys take steps — or maybe even large leaps.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Graham insisted JCPenney do that and have finished pieces that would fit curvy women without a need to be tailored.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Cased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cased. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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