cassette

noun

variants also casette
Definition of cassettenext
as in cartridge

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Recent Examples of cassette The toilet uses a cassette, accessible through a door just above that gray water access point. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026 That burnt cassette my friend Shrub Rountree had made for me didn’t come out of my tape deck for months! — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 July 2026 The trailer for the documentary, which premieres in cinemas worldwide on July 28, opens with people in China placing a cassette into a boombox while others browse a magazine featuring a WHAM! — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 The teams have to write out their mixtape lists on a dry-erase board styled like a cassette, with the night shift guessing the day shift’s themes based on their song titles. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cassette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cassette
  1. cartridge
  2. housing
  3. casing
  4. jacket
  5. pod
  6. sheath
  7. capsule
  8. hull
Noun
  • The rifle contained one spent cartridge casing and three unfired rounds, which were each engraved with messages, said Sergeant Jennifer Faumuina, an investigator with the State Bureau of Investigation called to testify by prosecutors.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The handle comes with one original Athena Club cartridge, which has a skin guard to prevent nicks and a hyaluronic acid serum strip.
    — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026
Definition of cartridge
Noun
  • For years, state leaders have pushed cities and counties to approve more housing by easing zoning and land-use restrictions.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises.
    — Lia Russell July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • That cover is made of 10-millimeter-thick cotton quilted with a reflective casing that blocks heat from the sun instead of absorbing it.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
  • The rifle contained one spent cartridge casing and three unfired rounds, which were each engraved with messages, said Sergeant Jennifer Faumuina, an investigator with the State Bureau of Investigation called to testify by prosecutors.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of casing
Noun
  • No one likes the sloppy tailoring of Octavius’s open-back suit, but Law loves the jacket.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • His arms are outstretched and his shirt, worn like a jacket over a T-shirt, billows behind him as if blown by an invisible wind.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of jacket
Noun
  • Guests can also book showers, rest pods, and facials from Face Haus.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • On April 5, a 57-year-old inmate died after suffering a medical emergency inside an open housing pod at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of pod
Noun
  • 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
  • During his burial, an iron sword in a leather sheath was placed across his chest, with a spear next to him.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of sheath
Noun
  • Reformation joined forces with Umbro for a capsule of chic spectator separates.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Perelel sells a five-capsule Peri Support Pack bundling a perimenopause multi, omega DHA and EPA, an adaptogen complex and a metabolic support capsule.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of capsule
Noun
  • The Volare, a 1981 Marine Trader Pilot built in Taiwan with a fiberglass hull, was based at Village West Marina & Resort in Stockton, according to Tamara Barak Aparton of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • There is another helm aft, which allows sailors to enjoy the exhilaration of the windward hull.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Definition of hull

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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cassette. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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