as in sheaths
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features
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Recent Examples of housings
The Colorado State Patrol is asking for any witnesses or anyone who may know the whereabouts of a 2014 to 2016 dark blue or black Jeep Wrangler with damage to one of the foglight housings on the front bumper.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The working dimensions of Chisholm Ranch include rich pasture paddocks, white-fenced and stretching into the undulating distance, letting horses live outdoors, while barns and other housings provide shelter as required.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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
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
Finding housings to protect them is also a problem.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
Batch tabletop miniatures for a weekend campaign, produce cosplay armor sections that fit together cleanly, or prototype brackets and housings for clients with consistent results.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Floor mats that are hand-dyed using paint spray feature a blue-to-orange ombre look, which carries over to the speaker housings and other gear and button surrounds.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The working dimensions of Chisholm Ranch include rich pasture paddocks, white-fenced and stretching into the undulating distance, letting horses live outdoors, while barns and other housings provide shelter as required.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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
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
Finding housings to protect them is also a problem.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
Batch tabletop miniatures for a weekend campaign, produce cosplay armor sections that fit together cleanly, or prototype brackets and housings for clients with consistent results.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Floor mats that are hand-dyed using paint spray feature a blue-to-orange ombre look, which carries over to the speaker housings and other gear and button surrounds.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housings
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
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Shell casings were found inside the truck, Pace said, and the four other teens inside the vehicle, who were 19, 18, 17 and 16, are in custody.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Investigators recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene and said evidence showed multiple rounds were fired toward homes and residents.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Other features include a playground, basketball court and overhang grid-style coverings to create more shade.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The legislation includes measures that ban ICE agents from wearing face coverings, prohibit ICE activity on city property, limit Philadelphia police collaboration with ICE and strengthen protections against discrimination based on citizenship and immigration status.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Housings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housings. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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