Case and Working

Case

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

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Working and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.

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Case and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Working".

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

old	old case	old working
good	good case	good working
likely	likely case	likely working
strong	strong case	strong working
Other adjectives: actual, real, big, bad, main, new, major, former, final, double, weird, different.

If a detective character is shown or said to be working on a different case, it will nearly always be connected and hold a vital clue to the main case.

Source: One Case At A Time
Turn in Your Badge: When Da Chief tells Kung Fury to work with Triceracop or stop working on the case, Kung Fury surrenders his badge.Fury: [throwing down his badge] I'm not "off the case", I quit!

Source: Film / Kung Fury
Being that Nintendo and Sony were originally going to work together on using CD technology in future consoles, leading to Nintendo's betrayal in instead working with Philips on the CD-i, it could also be considered a case of We Used to Be Friends and It's Personal on Sony's part.

Source: Arch-Enemy

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Working and Case. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/working

Case & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/working>.

Working or Case. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/case/working.

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