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made a case for

made a case for is the simple past and past participle of make a case for.

Meaning of make a case for

Verb

make a case for (third-person singular simple present makes a case for, present participle making a case for, simple past and past participle made a case for)

  1. (idiomatic) To present an argument in favor of.
    Synonyms:
    make a case

Questions about made a case for

What is made a case for the simple past and past participle of?
Made a case for is the simple past and past participle of make a case for.

Words near made a case for in the dictionary

  1. made a better door than a window
  2. made a big thing out of
  3. made a break for it
  4. made a career of
  5. made a case
  6. made a case for
  7. made a cat laugh
  8. made a clean breast
  9. made a dash for it
  10. made a decision
  11. made a dent

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Adapted from Wiktionary: made a case for (page history and authors); make a case for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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