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pill

noun

Definition of pill

as in tablet

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu

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as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others she can be such a pill when things don't go her way

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Recent Examples of pill In the South, including Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, cychlorphine has appeared in a pill form. — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 The use of estrogen in birth control pills or hormone therapy, cancer, pregnancy and inherited clotting disorders also predispose an otherwise healthy person to develop blood clots. — Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 When my skin is this smooth and even-toned, my makeup glides without a hitch, without a pill or skip in sight. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026 There is no answer to be found in this story, no magic pill, pleasingly round, to be halved or crushed, then swallowed. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pill

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Noun

Keurig and Lavazza’s new pods ditch the traditional plastic cups for compostable coffee tablets.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
From there, connect your phone or tablet to the device’s Wi-Fi and enter your local Wi-Fi credentials.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of tablet

Noun

The retail giant won a new trial in the case of a woman who had been awarded a nearly $1 million verdict after slipping and falling on a liquid in the dog food aisle of a store in Valdosta.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Ask to see the set that still remains—just watch out for the grumpy resident dog, who is best admired from afar.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

Woods by Jordyn has been in production since 2023, starting with a capsule of mesh dresses.

— Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Sculptural silver jewelry, leopard print accents, a floor-length (of course) black satin robe… the contents of her Rimowa are unsurprisingly glamorous, proving that a capsule closet needn’t be boring.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of capsule

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Mido, the jerk who blocks your progress in Kokiri Forest, has been subtly rewritten from bully to overbearing but well-intentioned boss.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Whizzing up and down the hills of San Francisco, I was at once mesmerized by the steering wheel turning on its own and a bit scared of the occasional jerk and sudden stop.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

Two clowns in serious legal trouble colluded to put the entire planet in an economic crisis.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
The procession will also welcome 52 floats, 31 clown crews, nine specialty units (such as trycaloons, or balloons ridden on tricycles), seven marching bands, and five balloonicles (that’s a balloon-vehicle hybrid).

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

But there is also no mistaking the distinct black-and-white fur and bushy tails of skunks.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of skunk

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The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of joker

Noun

But snakes gonna slither, so Vance (who, to be fair, was never that into this war) is using the moment to subtly blame Hegseth, and the blow seems to have landed, with his party, and with his boss.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026