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  • present participle of case.
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casing

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


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Monaco's deputy prosecutor Morgan Raymond said Berezovska had spent days casing out the residence and was "disguised as a man" during the attack last Monday.

From BBC Jul. 7, 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

Cartridge casings recovered near the Utah crime scene were matched through a federal database to an expended casing previously found during a search of Buzzard’s home in Vandenberg Village.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2025

I can see icicles hanging off the wooden casing of Cleopatra’s Needle.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

It could also involve redesigning some parts, such as battery casings, to make them replaceable so that the battery itself does not need to be discarded after a minor accident.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

A long gun and shell casings were found on the scene, FBI Director Kash Patel said, adding that the agency was carrying out witness interviews as part of its probe.

From Barron's Apr. 26, 2026

No firearms or expended bullet casings were found.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 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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