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 sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
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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
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
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
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
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Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Taylor, then with her fourth husband Richard Burton, wanted to ditch her formal '50s style of long skirts and tasteful sheaths.—
Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Remove the casings from the sausage, crumble it in bite-sized chunks and add to the pan along with diced onions.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Suarez testified that agents found bullet casings on a mattress and on the floor, along with three boxes of ammunition and a flash-bang device, which can temporarily disorient people with a loud blast and bright flash.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in Congress have sought new restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal immigration agents, including requiring judicial warrants for certain home arrests, mandating visible identification and limiting the use of face coverings during operations.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cover yourself with thick protective coverings, such as a mattress, sleeping bags, thick blankets, or other protective coverings.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Housings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housings. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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