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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
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In China, the content capsules have already proven quite popular.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
Ross is set to deliver a capsule collection of limited-edition Whoop bands that will allow for more self-expression.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In China, the content capsules have already proven quite popular.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
Adjective
The initially soft capsule is further processed in a specialized structure called the ventral pedal gland near the muscular foot of the whelk, which cross-links the capsule proteins and hardens the structure before it is laid.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
Ross is set to deliver a capsule collection of limited-edition Whoop bands that will allow for more self-expression.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsule
Noun
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The campaign is intended to warn visitors that fentanyl can be present in illicit drugs and counterfeit pills that resemble legitimate prescription medications, Schrock said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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More recently, a forensic scientist and criminologist hired by Kohberger's defense team named Brent Turvey has raised concerns about the chain of custody of the prosecution's main piece of evidence, a Ka-Bar knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA on it recovered next to Mogen and Goncalves.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Extremely smooth on the palate, its flavors of blackberry, dark plum, cinnamon, and nutmeg are set into a sheath of plush tannins that gently drop off into a slightly drying finish.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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That meeting will also include the release of the next summary of economic projections.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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The vision is concise and confident for a restaurant that opened in April.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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That’s some clear, concise handiwork for an 11-year-old.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Sifting Out the Solution Since receiving his doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 2000, Chan had been developing and refining ways to compress complicated quantum states by focusing only on their most important configurations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The World Cup compresses all of this into one global cultural window.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Boxed out of the free watch party at Bryant Park that some attendees said sold out in one minute, a handful of fans are watching together on a tablet.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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This includes cellphones, smart watches, laptops, tablets and even wireless earbuds.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Bullet casings and additional rounds of unspent ammunition were littered on the floor beneath the window and a couch near where Jennings had fired from, authorities said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Bullet casings were found scattered about, and two magazines and a box of ammunition that was on a couch immediately beneath the window from where Jennings fired the rifle were also seized.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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So ignore the full outline and focus instead on the Keystone — a neat, four-star rectangle high in the southeastern sky on June evenings.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
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Soon, the outline of the Milky Way could be seen by the naked eye.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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