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cased

  • past participle
    of case.
    case
    noun
    an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.
  • past tense form
    of case.
    case
    noun
    an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.

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Lining the others are shelves of old handwritten scores, stacks of cased instruments and a plethora of study scores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Marinello said the placement of the furniture lift outside the Louvre suggested that the thieves had cased the space ahead of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

Music blares from a huge speakers cased in a wheelie bin as people huddle round fire pits in a crowd made up of farmers, families, tradesmen and even an off-duty police officer.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024

Richard Czuba, a veteran pollster who conducts surveys for Detroit’s media outlets, said opinions about Mr. Trump on both sides of the aisle had long been cased in cement.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

A cased sausage hanging from a wire above the binnacle swayed a little as the Susan Marie undulated; otherwise, nothing moved.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson