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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Investigators determined that shell casings found at the scene of the double homicide were fired from the gun.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Messages left on the bullet casings seemingly alluded to the way insurance companies refuse coverage.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That legislation largely prohibits law-enforcement officials, including federal ones such as ICE, from wearing face coverings during official operations.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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Federica Bonifaci may just have relieved bridesmaids from the headache of finding flattering occasionwear with matching shoulder coverings for their summer weddings.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Housings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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