as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a fuel pod
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Recent Examples of pod
Danson's guest on the recent pod was Kathryn Hahn, who shared that her own teenage son is still avoiding her era of raunchy comedies.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The provenance of the vanilla pods (and their correspondingly unique variety) will determine some of their flavor.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Ease of use is what makes the Bodum Chambord MoMa espresso maker a nice little appliance that won’t eat up your counter space or rely on single-use plastic pods.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
The seed or nut pods look similar to American chestnut pods, with spiky coverings.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
The provenance of the vanilla pods (and their correspondingly unique variety) will determine some of their flavor.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Ease of use is what makes the Bodum Chambord MoMa espresso maker a nice little appliance that won’t eat up your counter space or rely on single-use plastic pods.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
The seed or nut pods look similar to American chestnut pods, with spiky coverings.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
Noun
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Natalia's graduation sash also included her father's sheath logo on the top left.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kohberger bought a Ka-Bar brand knife and Ka-Bar leather knife sheath on Amazon in March 2022, according to prosecutors.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It's frequently served rolled into sausage-and-rice balls called boudin balls or stuffed into a casing like other sausage preparations.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Once harvested, nuts must be washed and dried and removed from their shell and, for some types of nuts, first from an exterior husk or other casing.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The region's housing inventory remains low, particularly in metropolitan counties compared to rural areas.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The first occurred on March 13, 2020, when an officer visited White’s apartment, in an affordable-housing complex outside Sydney.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The long machine room weakened it, and the hull lacked diagonal support beams found on other polar exploration vessels.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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The vessels were identified by their hull numbers as the Type 052D destroyers CNS and CNS and the Type 903A replenishment ship CNS .—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the present moment, the Big Ten’s mostly public universities are nearing a deal to take $2 billion from an outside investor (a pension fund in California) in return for a slice of equity in what would essentially be a new shell company to house the league’s media and sponsorship businesses.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Scoop pastry cream into the baked pie shell, and use a spoon or offset spatula to smooth.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Orion capsule would fly the astronauts back to Earth, making a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The process involved manufacturing the alloy samples to precise specifications and then meticulously loading them into protective capsules.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inspect the covering to look for damage.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rocket Lab’s extreme stock movement could also be a result of some short covering, which occurs when short sellers buy a security to close a position and mitigate losses.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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