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
Police found Phipps on the ground next to spent bullet casings with a gunshot wound to his head.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers recovered a Glock 9 mm handgun with extended magazines and about 96 spent shell casings from the bedroom, according to the release.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen evidence markers for shell casings were left on the ground.
—Jessica Popowcer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
To find out whether their beef is part of the recall, customers should check information on the boxes’ stickers or printed directly on the casings.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
Six shell casings total were found in the foyer of his building.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Blood, bullet casings, children’s clothes The custody battle had also been a major focus for Mary Gingles.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
There were no cartridge casings or blood outside.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Forty-two shell casings were recovered by police inside and outside the lounge.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers recovered a Glock 9 mm handgun with extended magazines and about 96 spent shell casings from the bedroom, according to the release.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen evidence markers for shell casings were left on the ground.
—Jessica Popowcer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
To find out whether their beef is part of the recall, customers should check information on the boxes’ stickers or printed directly on the casings.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
Six shell casings total were found in the foyer of his building.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Blood, bullet casings, children’s clothes The custody battle had also been a major focus for Mary Gingles.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
There were no cartridge casings or blood outside.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Forty-two shell casings were recovered by police inside and outside the lounge.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casings
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Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Taylor, then with her fourth husband Richard Burton, wanted to ditch her formal '50s style of long skirts and tasteful sheaths.—
Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the border czar called the coverings necessary amid an uptick in threats and assaults on immigration agents.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Wall coverings pay homage to the rich fabrics of 19th century British botanical patterns, now reborn in a trendy sea-foam green reminiscent of frothy shores.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 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
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Finding housings to protect them is also a problem.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sandwiches Don’t be tempted by the deli sandwiches sold in plastic clam shells, the cold bread and sad cold cuts are not worth it.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 95% of the hundreds of thousands of cases filed in 2024 were believed to be runaways and only 1% were listed as abducted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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