as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a fuel pod
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Recent Examples of pod
Best of all, the airport even has a pay-to-use fitness center and spa, as well as pay-by-the-hour sleep pods for long layovers.
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
The pods were sold in a variety of colors and prints.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
For more experienced dabbers with a rig or e-rig, make sure to stock up on some concentrates that aren’t in tanks or pods.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This prevents the plants from expending large amounts of energy to develop a seed pod.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
The pods were sold in a variety of colors and prints.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
For more experienced dabbers with a rig or e-rig, make sure to stock up on some concentrates that aren’t in tanks or pods.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
This prevents the plants from expending large amounts of energy to develop a seed pod.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
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In this case, investigators found a single source of male DNA on the button snap of a leather knife sheath left at the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because the sheath of one of the digits is intact.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Officers reported recovering 36 shell casings from the backyard.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2025
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Investigators found several bullet casings from both .40 caliber and 9mm handguns in the field, according to their report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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While Albanese was criticized for not doing enough to tame rising living costs during his first term, in the years ahead he’s promised a tax cut, cheaper medicines, lower deposits for first-time buyers and 1.2 million houses to ease the housing crisis.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Howard Ruby, the founder of Oakwood Worldwide, the company that provides furnished, extended stay housing, and the husband of late actress Yvette Mimieux, died Monday of natural causes in Los Angeles, a publicist announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Archaeologists in Barcelona have unearthed the wooden hull of a medieval ship, thought to date back to the 15th or 16th century.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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For more than 19 years, Willy would slap a huge wing against the hull of Terry’s sailboat and Terry would gear up in SCUBA and climb onto Willy’s back.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Its galvanized steel shell is an affordable change from the resin material that many smaller sheds are made of these days.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The artwork resembles the shell of a room that is unravelled to form a flat, vertical structure, like a deconstructed box.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Isaacman is a billionaire pilot and astronaut who founded the Shift4 Payments company as a teenager and commanded the first civilian space crew in 2021 aboard a SpaceX capsule.—
Karen Freifeld,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Such a mission would use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew capsule.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration data, drunk driving costs the state nearly $32 billion a year covering expenses for emergency services, law enforcement, medical care, and legal proceedings.—
Cottie Petrie Norris,
Oc Register,
28 Apr. 2025
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Dermatologists urge everyone, but especially those who are extra-sensitive to the sun, to regularly apply sunscreen and wear other skin coverings when out in the sun.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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