case out

VERB

befriend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

take up with

STRONG

encourage friend welcome

WEAK

buddy up get chummy with get in with hit it off side with stand by take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONG

block discourage dissuade harm hinder hurt injure obstruct stop thwart unfriend

WEAK

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, to take the case out of the 9th Circuit, a procedural move to protect the judges’ working relationships and ensure the outcome is untainted by personal bias.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

He had to pull the 100-pound transfer case out of the truck’s underbody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

But a technical briefing order in a long pending case out of Louisiana, posted on the Supreme Court’s website after 5 p.m. on a Friday in August, was ominous.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

"Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court," they said in the statement.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

But what hope had the West Computers of making a federal case out of something so banal as a cafeteria sign?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly