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
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.
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Complementing the advanced drivers are housings handcrafted from beech, the same wood used to make parts of Yamaha’s pianos.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 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
Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Complementing the advanced drivers are housings handcrafted from beech, the same wood used to make parts of Yamaha’s pianos.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 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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His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Gone are the Davos power sheaths and blunt business bob from her time as White House senior adviser.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the scene, investigators found shell casings and blood on various items, including a pair of gloves and a pillowcase that was inside Clark's silver Mercedes SUV.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Wilson County Sheriff’s Office detectives also found seven shell casings.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Massachusetts, Turkish national and Tufts University grad student Rümeysa Öztürk was physically restrained by six plainclothes officers, most of whom were wearing face coverings.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the American firm released a collaboration with the lifestyle brand founded by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, which included a collection of fabrics, wall coverings and trims that reflect her eclectic runway fashions and South American spirit.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Housings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housings. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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