Case
Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
Riff
Riff noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).
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Synonyms for Riff
Case and riff are semantically related in circumstances topic. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Riff".
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- Bait and Switch: Usually, it's SC who opens his riffs, but sometimes, he'll either not be present for reasons, be late to his own riff, or - in the case of one of his recent riffs - the riff will be hijacked out from under him, and so his present guests will end up introducing it instead.
Source: Website / Library Of The Damned -
Though for some reason they wind up as So Bad, It's Good (case in point, "Dominated Love Slave" with its country guitar riff).
Source: Music / Green Day -
In case three, Klavier chides Daryan for playing a particular riff in Guilty Love worse than usual, even for Daryan's skill with the guitar.
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