casings

noun

plural of casing
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 If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Five bullet casings were recovered from the scene, where Hernandez-Lopez was pronounced dead. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Officers found around a dozen shell casings in the home’s living room. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 Ejected cartridge casings from a test fire of the gun matched those found at the scene where Hodges was killed, police have said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026 Detectives were seen outside the building recovering what appeared to be several shell casings. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Officers arrived to find multiple shell casings and an unoccupied vehicle that had been struck multiple times by gunfire. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Shell casings littered the dark residential street after the shooting. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Officers located a firearm and several cartridge casings and saw vehicles and structures that had been struck, court documents say. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casings
  1. sheaths
  2. coverings
  3. housings
  4. shells
  5. cases
Noun
  • The research team says future versions may use adjustable sheaths or elastic materials to fit a wider range of bodies.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of sheaths
Noun
  • The temperamental weather conditions stemming from a looming storm had staff quickly setting up plastic coverings around the tent throughout Osaka’s conversation to protect from the oncoming rain.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves wore no disguises or face coverings according to a report by Vienna’s police department.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of coverings
Noun
  • To scale up capacity, operators simply add more cells to the stack, and no need to redesign heavy mechanical housings.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There is zero mechanical connection to anything outside their respective housings.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Definition of housings
Noun
  • Scoop them out of pumpkins, or buy them with or without shells.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators found a dozen 9mm shells in the middle of North 18th Avenue, indicating the victims didn't fire any rounds.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • In both cases, Soto rejoined the Mets without a rehab assignment.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson and others are represented by attorney Ryan Downton, who has successfully litigated eligibility cases on behalf of former Vanderbilt star quarterback Diego Pavia and others and extended their careers past when the NCAA said their time was up.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cases

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“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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