as in sheaths
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 casings
Power said members of the Detective Division responded to the scene and found several bullet holes on the outside of the building as well as several expended shell casings in the parking lot.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Small said investigators found at least six spent shell casings on the 1200 block of North 42nd Street from a semi-automatic weapon or weapons.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The outlet reported police marked dozens of pieces of evidence at the scene, including shell casings.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Officers found several shell casings at the scene and interviewed several witnesses.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
The report says investigators found five casings outside the room, indicating this is one place the assailant stopped and reloaded.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Deputies searched the beach and found blood, two pairs of shoes, a Glock handgun and shell casings, according to an arrest affidavit police provided to the Daily News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Other evidence, such as shell casings, was removed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Officers later located shell casings behind 2120 Dewey Avenue and 2123 Darrow Avenue, Brown told the Pioneer Press over email.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
Small said investigators found at least six spent shell casings on the 1200 block of North 42nd Street from a semi-automatic weapon or weapons.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The outlet reported police marked dozens of pieces of evidence at the scene, including shell casings.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Officers found several shell casings at the scene and interviewed several witnesses.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
The report says investigators found five casings outside the room, indicating this is one place the assailant stopped and reloaded.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Deputies searched the beach and found blood, two pairs of shoes, a Glock handgun and shell casings, according to an arrest affidavit police provided to the Daily News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Other evidence, such as shell casings, was removed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Officers later located shell casings behind 2120 Dewey Avenue and 2123 Darrow Avenue, Brown told the Pioneer Press over email.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casings
Noun
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a result, several World Cup venues, such as Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, have had to drape coverings over exterior and interior logos.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Once the doors open, the video shows, at least a dozen young people, many of them wearing face coverings or ski masks, storm into the building and run into different rooms inside.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Traditional outdoor TVs, with thick bezels and industrial housings, often disrupt that balance, becoming visual anchors rather than complements.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crispy tostada shells get a swoosh of smoky chipotle mayo, plus fanned slices of juicy mango and creamy avocado.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Next, Butac arranges a bunch of the beans on two trays and roasts them for a specific amount of time before separating the shells from the beans and then running the bean fragments, also known as nibs, through a mill.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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That means technology in many cases has more relevance than the actual content on the screen.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Walmart’s supply chain overhaul has been a top driver of its e-commerce acceleration, with the company now touting 30-minutes-or-less delivery in some cases.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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