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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
eating oysters straight out of their shells
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as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
workers at the shipyard have thus far erected the shell of the ship
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as in exterior
an outer part or layer
the shell of the building is all glass, making it conspicuous on a street with mostly limestone facades
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Recent Examples of shell
Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The country has donated arms, including heavy weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces and is behind an initiative that acquires artillery shells Ukraine badly needs from countries outside the EU.
—Karel Janicek, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Johna Burdeos, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Eight-year-old Retal was severely injured when her home in Gaza City's al Zeitoun neighborhood was hit by shelling on July 5, 2025, killing her brother Karam, 12, and sister Judy, 10.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Or toast up coconut and pecans and add butter for another shell.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The country has donated arms, including heavy weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces and is behind an initiative that acquires artillery shells Ukraine badly needs from countries outside the EU.
—Karel Janicek, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
Whole seeds provide more fiber, potassium, and zinc, while shelled pepitas offer more protein, fat, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Eight-year-old Retal was severely injured when her home in Gaza City's al Zeitoun neighborhood was hit by shelling on July 5, 2025, killing her brother Karam, 12, and sister Judy, 10.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell
Noun
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Natalia's graduation sash also included her father's sheath logo on the top left.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kohberger bought a Ka-Bar brand knife and Ka-Bar leather knife sheath on Amazon in March 2022, according to prosecutors.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The structure is surrounded by native trees, and a walking path runs under the structure with bricks that include the names of fallen workers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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The museum will also build a new welcome center, gift shop and open-air event pavilion with a permanent roof structure for shade.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Baisi and Sayeed toured Yale together to examine the architectural styles and study the light in both the interiors and exteriors.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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The exterior is wrapped in Alice + Olivia’s storm floral print.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump has also ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Traditional battery manufacturing encases electrodes in individual cell casings, which are then bundled into modules.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Najmeh told state television that the vote is taking place under a new temporary electoral framework established by a decree issued earlier this year by al-Sharaa.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Phase number one, which Hamas has accepted is the president's framework for release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rip currents won't pull you beneath the water's surface.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the film’s comedic surface run threads of reinvention and vulnerability, themes that echo Cooper’s own early years as an actor just finding his footing in New York.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sweat falls in buckets, muscles strain for minutes on end, voices bark commands at a constant quip.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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While the murderous struggle is hard to hear in the video, the barking continued for several minutes and is unmistakable.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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