as in sheaths
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the egg of this bird has an unusually hard casing
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Recent Examples of casings
Investigators found two shell casings matching those found at the crime scene in the car’s cupholder.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Police found 18 casings inside, 11 outside.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities have charged a 22-year-old named Tyler Robinson, who allegedly engraved messages into shell casings.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Carroll told reporters that police believe the suspect fired at Secret Service agents, but that investigators were collecting shell casings and waiting on ballistics evidence to confirm.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Synthetic ceramics have become the bedrock of modern life, and they are now found in everything from hip replacements to cell phone casings.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Officers found 15 spent shell casings in the area.
—Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities said a loaded 9 mm pistol and five shell casings were on the ground near the body of a victim in a residential area.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 19 Apr. 2026
At least three shell casings could be seen near the basketball courts opposite where the teen fell.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Police found 18 casings inside, 11 outside.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities have charged a 22-year-old named Tyler Robinson, who allegedly engraved messages into shell casings.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Carroll told reporters that police believe the suspect fired at Secret Service agents, but that investigators were collecting shell casings and waiting on ballistics evidence to confirm.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Synthetic ceramics have become the bedrock of modern life, and they are now found in everything from hip replacements to cell phone casings.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Officers found 15 spent shell casings in the area.
—Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities said a loaded 9 mm pistol and five shell casings were on the ground near the body of a victim in a residential area.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 19 Apr. 2026
At least three shell casings could be seen near the basketball courts opposite where the teen fell.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casings
Noun
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite layering and wearing protective head coverings, the director repeatedly suffered sunstroke.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The postponement is due to significant moisture damage found in the foundation, floors, roof coverings and exterior walls which comprise the building’s shell, as well as microbial contamination found elsewhere in the structure.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Handley says to make sure the shells are dry before using them in your garden.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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Invertebrates, on the other hand, were seen as prey that evolved protective structures such as hard shells in response to predation.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In addition to stalking and domestic violence crimes, the companies must also act in cases that involve violations of protective orders in stalking cases.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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