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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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Recent Examples of capsule
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The latest episode sees Athena, Hen, and the space crew try to survive as they are hit and fire starts consuming their capsule.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Each spaceflight on a New Shepard vehicle lasts about 11 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Participating locations will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs, officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The latest episode sees Athena, Hen, and the space crew try to survive as they are hit and fire starts consuming their capsule.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
New Shepard flights last 10 to 12 minutes from launch until capsule touchdown.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Each spaceflight on a New Shepard vehicle lasts about 11 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsule
Noun
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Most commonly, this happens from hormonal birth control, such as birth control pills, implants, or injections.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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The pills scattered around the bathroom where she was found were not extensive or highly prescriptive.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flavors of peach, citrus blossom, and guava are wrapped in a sheath of brilliant acidity.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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Instead of flipping the bonus tools out of the knife handle, tying them on an accompanying lanyard, or integrating them into the sheath, KEA designs a hexagonal wheel multitool out of the lanyard attachment point at the base of the handle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The initiative focuses on publishing concise, high-quality species descriptions to shorten the gap between discovery and formal recognition drastically.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The other cuts in as needed — concise, disarming, right on cue.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike beads, Durafoam evenly absorbs body weight and won’t compress over time.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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Still, there’s a long way to go to match bats, which can contract and compress their muscles to listen only to certain echoes and can detect something as small as a human hair from several meters away.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alternatives to typical iron supplements to consider include intravenous (IV) iron, slow-release oral iron tablets, and dietary iron.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The city will add six new vehicles to its fleet and install tablets in all trucks for real-time tracking.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Open alcohol containers and six additional shell casings were found at the original crime scene, according to the release.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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McGoey pointed to the importance of shell-casing analysis, phone records and property checks to determine whether the crime was personal or financial.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yellow can be found on the pushers, the crown, the midcase, the outline around the dial, and one of the chronograph hands, while purple appears on the other chronograph hand, around the dial, and on the tachymeter scale.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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This creates an outline that extends beyond the natural lip line, so that the lips appear bigger or fuller.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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