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  • present participle of case.
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casing

[kay-sing] / ˈkeɪ sɪŋ /
NOUN
covering
Synonyms


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Like endless, dormant serpents, the colossal concrete casing of the pipelines stretched along the seabed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

More than £600 of damage was caused to the casing and the museum floor in the incident on 6 December last year, a court heard.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

It’s unclear whether Combs and Tracy were targeted, or if the suspects were casing homes in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

One of the ear pads is dangling from wires, and the casing is cracked.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Lined on the floor was box after box of ballpoint-pen-sized .50-caliber rounds; beside them lay a mound of bullet casings and a half-destroyed drone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

L3Harris gathers explosive propellant, nozzles and casings for the rocket motor that powers it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

In the 1990s, the agency started sharing with local law enforcement agencies its National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, which collects the unique marks on bullet casings found at shooting scenes.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

One trader sifted through pink, green and purple beads that she said would be moulded into e-cigarette casings sold in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

While I was careful to clean up his droppings, it was difficult to capture the seed casings that he scattered across the floor.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis


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