Case and Search

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Search and case are semantically related. in investigation topic. In some cases you can use "Search" instead the word "Case" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Search noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.

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Case and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead the word "Search" as a noun or a verb.

full	full case	full search
particular	particular case	particular search
complete	complete case	complete search
simple	simple case	simple search
Other adjectives: actual, entire, massive, big, huge, main, new, final, later, recent.

body	case body	search body
name	case name	search name
place	case place	search place
time	case time	search time
Other words: room, technology, times.

Wiseguy: This happens to a case Santana is prosecuting in his introductory episode, "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree", evidence gained from an illegal search is suppressed, and the case collapses.

Source: Off on a Technicality
An odd example comes up when ADA Cabot orders Stabler and Benson to search a house for evidence in a child-molestation case, saying that she has a search warrant.

Source: No Warrant? No Problem!
Case in point, do a search for either character and you'll get almost nothing but Lyra/Bon Bon pictures, whereas if you try a similar search with any other characters you'll probably get five or six different pairings before you get past the first page.

Source: Fan Preferred Couple / Western Animation

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Search and Case. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/search

Case & Search. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/search>.

Search or Case. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/search.

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