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
Toney was found face down with two 9 mm shell casings near his body when officers responded to the scene.
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Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026
Investigators recovered 16 casings on the scene and two handguns.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
San Joaquin County sheriff’s detectives recovered about 50 casings from the scene.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Another witness on Monday was Texas Ranger Terry Snyder, who testified about the shell casings recovered from the hallway of Robb Elementary.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Investigators later linked the handgun to shell casings at the scene, the affidavit said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Three 9 mm shell casings were also found inside the home, police said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Officers allegedly found about 525 shell casings and 13 firearms.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Officers found eight shell casings of different sizes, two live rounds and one bullet at the scene of the shooting, per the police report.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casings
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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.—
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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.—
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Air quality improves, as well, when you deep clean upholstery, carpeting, and window coverings.—
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Strategically using dimmers, light-filtering and -blocking window coverings, and temperature-changing light sources also offer sensory support.—
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Even better, the pellets can be processed using standard injection-moulding machines — the same ones manufacturers already use for polystyrene test housings.—
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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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Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the centuries to create one of Anegada's most important landmarks.—
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Scale insects appear as tiny brown shells on plants.—
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In addition to Núñez’s account, The Bee reviewed dozens of other accounts opened for 2026 and 2030 races, and found that in many cases, these accounts belonged to former lawmakers who use them to hold and spend money raised during their time in office – not to run for the seat in question.—
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Driven by the childhood memory of a murder near her home, McNamara spent years as an armchair sleuth, digging through records to try and solve cold cases, especially that of the Golden State Killer.—
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“Casings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casings. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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