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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
Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Thanks to its unique geography and curved shape, Sanibel, together with its little sibling, Captiva Island, is one of the best places in the world for shelling.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 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
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
Thanks to its unique geography and curved shape, Sanibel, together with its little sibling, Captiva Island, is one of the best places in the world for shelling.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Vehicle owners are advised to park the vehicle outside and away from any structures and other vehicles until the recall is fixed.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The new species was identified by its DNA, body size, skin texture, coloring, finger and toe shape, skeletal structure, teeth, and other subtle physical features, researchers said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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These ultra-modern jets, still in development, have eliminated traditional passenger cabin windows entirely, replacing them with virtual ones that display real-time views from high-definition cameras mounted around the aircraft’s exterior.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the skyscraper's exterior has already become an illuminated ornament on Detroit's skyline, the interior isn't yet finished, and the hotel and condos aren't expected until 2027.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
2 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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More of a surface-dweller type?—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Though through the years the musicians had praised each other in respective interviews, fans have speculated that there's a feud beneath the surface.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Your barking Chihuahua may be an uninvited participant in all the important Zoom meetings of your neighbor who works from home.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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