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case out

VERB

befriend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

take up with

STRONG

encourage friend welcome

WEAK

buddy up get chummy with get in with hit it off side with stand by take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONG

block discourage dissuade harm hinder hurt injure obstruct stop thwart unfriend

WEAK

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Court documents show that Spence had been offered the chance to settle the case out of court, but he had not responded to Essex Police's offer to pay a fixed penalty fine.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Kathleen Claussen, a law professor at Georgetown University, said it was remarkable that one case out of thousands has transformed the course of the refund litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But a technical briefing order in a long pending case out of Louisiana, posted on the Supreme Court’s website after 5 p.m. on a Friday in August, was ominous.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Many poorer countries had backed the case out of frustration, claiming that developed nations are failing to keep existing promises to tackle the growing problem.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

“Want one?” he asked her, holding the case out in her direction.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez