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
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.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Police found evidence of gunfire at the scene, including several shell casings in the road.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Public Safety said that the Mobile Crime Unit responded to the scene and recovered more than 40 shell casings from the surrounding area where the shooting happened.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Other evidence, such as shell casings, was removed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Police did find 15 spent shell casings in Burrows’ room upstairs, and the coroner determined Burrow was shot in the back and head.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 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
Authorities later recovered approximately 20 spent shell casings from the room, along with a rifle believed to have been used in the shooting.
—Mankato Free Press, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Investigators found two shell casings matching those found at the crime scene in the car’s cupholder.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Police found evidence of gunfire at the scene, including several shell casings in the road.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Public Safety said that the Mobile Crime Unit responded to the scene and recovered more than 40 shell casings from the surrounding area where the shooting happened.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Other evidence, such as shell casings, was removed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Police did find 15 spent shell casings in Burrows’ room upstairs, and the coroner determined Burrow was shot in the back and head.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 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
Authorities later recovered approximately 20 spent shell casings from the room, along with a rifle believed to have been used in the shooting.
—Mankato Free Press, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Investigators found two shell casings matching those found at the crime scene in the car’s cupholder.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 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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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
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The state has passed numerous laws regarding enforcement — including a ban on agents wearing face coverings that was blocked by a federal judge earlier this year.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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These nanoreactors are built as porous shells enclosing an internal cavity that hosts catalytically active nanoparticles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Each ingredient is store-bought; simply assemble the flaky phyllo dough shells, creamy Brie cheese, tasted pecans, sweet and spicy pepper jelly, fresh parsley, and serve.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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From 1993-2023, there were fewer than 900 cases of the virus in the country, according to CDC data.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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