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
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The caterpillar cloaks itself in the body parts of dead insects, crafting a protective casing out of the remains to camouflage itself while lurking on spider webs.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
At the table, Ochoa took the scissors and snipped the clean, beige natural casing, which was taut like a balloon.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Officers reported recovering 36 shell casings from the backyard.
—Gael Langdon, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The casing from the test fire showed a match to the shell casings recovered from the homicide, according to court records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The caterpillar cloaks itself in the body parts of dead insects, crafting a protective casing out of the remains to camouflage itself while lurking on spider webs.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
At the table, Ochoa took the scissors and snipped the clean, beige natural casing, which was taut like a balloon.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Officers reported recovering 36 shell casings from the backyard.
—Gael Langdon, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casing
Noun
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In this case, investigators found a single source of male DNA on the button snap of a leather knife sheath left at the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because the sheath of one of the digits is intact.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Soon after, our son and his family of four and a dog lost their housing as their rental situation failed after the landowner passed away.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Questions loom over Trump’s order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Consider the material Inflatable gym mats typically use durable and strong PVC as the outer covering.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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From Utility to Statement Piece No longer just practical floor coverings, today’s area rugs help define spatial flow, introduce color and texture, and even express personal style.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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This reportedly means that as long as the Echo Pro's ABS outer shell remains intact, the helmet does not have to replaced after each impact.—
Ben Coxworth
May 16,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
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This ring has a titanium alloy outer shell, and weighs just 2-3g depending on the size chosen.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
16 May 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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But these cases have added to players’ fears about contamination, and the possible, severe punishment that can follow.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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This is signaling the risen value of architecting wisely, rather than For example, the creation of a vehicle platform is $6-10B and many automakers haven’t yet realized a flexible, extensible, software-enabling platform, the business case quickly aligns with this sentiment.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casing. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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