Case
Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Proposition and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proposition" instead a noun "Case".
Proposition
Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Case and proposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Proposition".
How words are described
| good | good case | good proposition |
| similar | similar case | similar proposition |
| original | original case | original proposition |
| notorious | notorious case | notorious proposition |
| Other adjectives: blatant, simple, serious, interesting, famous, above, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There is a strong case to be made for the proposition that Scarlett is a sociopath (see the commentary in the WMG section).
Source: Film / Gone with the Wind -
For that reason, Fair Use is one of the most amorphous areas of copyright law and it's easy to find a case to support just about any proposition.
Source: Useful Notes / Copyright - Sonic points out that it's dangerous to just walk around outside and offers to accompany her as a bodyguard in case that Robotnik's bots are in the area and see her, a proposition that Sally rudely rejects.
Source: Idiot Plot / Comic Books
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