as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a fuel pod
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Recent Examples of pod
That brand-safe approach has made her pod a first stop for many outgoing Netflix stars, including Ashley Adionser, who gave her a viral interview unpacking how her relationship with Tyler Francis imploded.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The Stories from a Stranger pod will launch on Monday, May 11, and will be available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
These e-liquid pods are used with a device that is also made by the company.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Where a spa weekend once meant a massage and a green smoothie, today’s high-end retreats deploy blood panels, cryotherapy pods and medical doctors to deliver measurable results — and charge accordingly.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The Stories from a Stranger pod will launch on Monday, May 11, and will be available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
These e-liquid pods are used with a device that is also made by the company.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Where a spa weekend once meant a massage and a green smoothie, today’s high-end retreats deploy blood panels, cryotherapy pods and medical doctors to deliver measurable results — and charge accordingly.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
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Their Bartolucci Vineyard 2021 has enticing aromas of cocoa powder, black raspberry, and red cherry that transition to flavors of blackberry, cassis, and pencil lead, all wrapped in a velvety tannic sheath.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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His conclusion created a possible opening for Kohberger’s defense to prevent the sheath — and the DNA found on it — from being introduced at trial, Turvey said.—
Kevin Fixler
April 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mejia dunks them in the fryer until the casing is a deep mahogany, taut and nearly splits.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Multiple spent shell casings and a handgun were recovered in the parking lot.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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In addition, many of San Diego’s trolley stops are in the South Bay and southeastern San Diego neighborhoods where the city has done significantly less upzoning in recent years — and where much of the land is zoned for single-family housing.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But as housing prices have gone up, so have land rents.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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That number could rise further in the next decade as costs fall with more ice-capable hulls hitting the water and technological advances, said Hanne Nielsen, a senior lecturer of Antarctic law at the University of Tasmania.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The three shell eggs with broken shells in the reach-in cooler?—
David J. Neal
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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For the capsule, Serre added signature elements of her brand to the Mona Lisa, using her signature upcycling methods and reworking existing Louvre museum shop merchandise, such as T-shirts and souvenir medals, into new garments and objects.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Glover, for example, performed an extensive manual-flying trial with the capsule, piloting it to multiple close approaches with the SLS' upper stage.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Republicans pushed for their initial amendment that would have allowed masks if the facial covering included the officer’s name and badge number on the outside of the mask.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Unlike a nonrigid airship, in which the envelope is airtight and contains the lifting gas, a rigid airship carries its gas in these internal cells, so the outer covering does not function as the primary gas container.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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