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as in pills
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 sheaths
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 summaries
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 compresses
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 capsules
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
While executing a search warrant in October 2024, law enforcement officers found 257 pounds of mushrooms and 18 pounds of growing material at a location in Fallbrook, as well as 25 pounds of mushrooms, 5 pounds of psilocybin capsules and six firearms at a location in Bonsall.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Reishi can be consumed in various forms, including capsules, extracts, or as a powdered supplement.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Reishi can be consumed in various forms, including capsules, extracts or as a powdered supplement.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
In his 2026 prospect capsules, Pronman compared Stenberg to Jake Guentzel.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
They can be taken quickly without preparing a drink or swallowing several capsules.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
That distinction matters now because the market is flooded with capsules, mushroom gummies, powders and liquid extracts, and experts say not all of them may deliver what the label promises.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
That gap has fueled a booming market for greens supplements in every form, including powders, capsules and now gummies designed to be easier (and tastier) to take consistently.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Their sons, 11-year-old twins Kade and Jace, and 10-year-old Gage, were brimming with excitement to see rockets and space capsules up close.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules with lot number A25G051 and an expiration date of 07/2028 marked on the bottom of the bottle.
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Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
What could make those Nespresso capsules better?
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Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Other supplements come in gelatin capsules, made from collagen derived from cow and pig bones and hides, or mixed with dairy binders such as lactose and sodium caseinate.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
While executing a search warrant in October 2024, law enforcement officers found 257 pounds of mushrooms and 18 pounds of growing material at a location in Fallbrook, as well as 25 pounds of mushrooms, 5 pounds of psilocybin capsules and six firearms at a location in Bonsall.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Reishi can be consumed in various forms, including capsules, extracts, or as a powdered supplement.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Reishi can be consumed in various forms, including capsules, extracts or as a powdered supplement.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
In his 2026 prospect capsules, Pronman compared Stenberg to Jake Guentzel.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
They can be taken quickly without preparing a drink or swallowing several capsules.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
That distinction matters now because the market is flooded with capsules, mushroom gummies, powders and liquid extracts, and experts say not all of them may deliver what the label promises.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
That gap has fueled a booming market for greens supplements in every form, including powders, capsules and now gummies designed to be easier (and tastier) to take consistently.
—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Verb
In comparison, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules that only have to return from the International Space Station, orbiting around 250 miles above Earth, only hit 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds of 17,500 mph.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Their sons, 11-year-old twins Kade and Jace, and 10-year-old Gage, were brimming with excitement to see rockets and space capsules up close.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules with lot number A25G051 and an expiration date of 07/2028 marked on the bottom of the bottle.
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Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
What could make those Nespresso capsules better?
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Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsules
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There’s no excuse not to organize your pills for travel when this organizer is on sale for just $8.
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The same goes for powder versus pills, as long as the product delivers the same dose of creatine monohydrate.
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
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The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight.
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Speaking of data, the system can also sync with an Apple Watch to display session summaries that include statistics like duration, shot count and calories burned.
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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The system first creates a magnetized plasma, then rapidly compresses it with a lithium liner.
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Sitting for hours on end compresses joints and reduces circulation of synovial fluid, the body’s natural joint lubricant.
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The spend on technology that includes laptops, tablets and headphones averaged $222.
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Amazon house brand products like Kindle tablets, Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices and smart TVs, eero routers, Ring and Blink security cameras, and more will be discounted.
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Ballistics evidence collected from the scene was ultimately connected to shell casings found in the backyard of her home in Vermont, Rouse said.
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Rouse said two shell casings found at the scene matched an unrecovered gun that Michelle Zajko used at a firing range in the backyard of her home in Vermont.
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Prioritise, which uses AI to surface your most important notifications first, and Summarise, which condenses long chat threads into a quick summary without opening the app.
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Belmont says the facility would generate enough heat to raise nighttime temperatures by eight to 12 degrees, irrevocably shifting the dew point, the temperature at which water condenses.
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The school will launch as a one-room, 1,200-square-foot schoolhouse in Fort Greene, similar to the learning pods that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Watch On Those of a certain age might recall the first spectacular trailers opening with images of a 23rd-century domed city sparkling with water features and bright white buildings connected by transparent transportation tubes filled with bullet-like people pods.
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“Capsules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsules. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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