time capsule
noun
1
: a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited (as in a cornerstone) for preservation until discovery by some future age
2
: something resembling a time capsule
sunken vessels are archaeological time capsules—
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Philip TruppExamples of time capsule in a Sentence
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In the floor lay a time capsule, a measure of the owner’s faith in the future, to be opened on the paper’s bicentennial: Dec. 4, 2081.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Bring items to contribute to a leap day time capsule, to be opened in four years.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2024
The late 2000s time capsule opens with Jay-Z rapping in front of a curtain of falling sparks, flanked by a troupe of models wearing dark hoodies and sunglasses.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
Remove the iPhone gripped in Depp’s hand, and this photo is like opening a time capsule.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
To step inside the Olympic printing plant is to step inside a time capsule enshrining a 19th century product manufactured with 20th century technology and poised for 21st century obsolescence.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
These are styles that don’t stay locked in a time capsule, though; many of them can be seen worn on today’s roster of actors.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
These behind-the-lens creatives are a crucial link between celebrity and civilian; their work serving as an arbiter of trends and beauty and aspiration in the moment, as well as visual time capsules for years to come.
—Marie Lodi, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
The event will feature two special beer releases and 5 oz tastings, a live feed from NASA and the sealing of a time capsule to be opened at the next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. in 2044.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Bring items to contribute to a leap day time capsule, to be opened in four years.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2024
The late 2000s time capsule opens with Jay-Z rapping in front of a curtain of falling sparks, flanked by a troupe of models wearing dark hoodies and sunglasses.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
Remove the iPhone gripped in Depp’s hand, and this photo is like opening a time capsule.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
To step inside the Olympic printing plant is to step inside a time capsule enshrining a 19th century product manufactured with 20th century technology and poised for 21st century obsolescence.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
These are styles that don’t stay locked in a time capsule, though; many of them can be seen worn on today’s roster of actors.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
These behind-the-lens creatives are a crucial link between celebrity and civilian; their work serving as an arbiter of trends and beauty and aspiration in the moment, as well as visual time capsules for years to come.
—Marie Lodi, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
The event will feature two special beer releases and 5 oz tastings, a live feed from NASA and the sealing of a time capsule to be opened at the next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. in 2044.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Time capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20capsule. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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