as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a fuel pod
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Recent Examples of pod
The property’s laundry room has an ample supply of detergent pods for multiple loads if the dusty sandlands start noticeably clinging to your clothes.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Flowers continually form at the tops of stems, and old flowers are followed by narrow seed pods that give the plant an interesting spidery look.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Insulet — Shares dropped about 5% after the medical device company announced a voluntary medical device correction for specific lots of several of its pods.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Cutting the old blooms before the seed pods form allows the plant to store more energy, which means an overall healthier bush next year.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Flowers continually form at the tops of stems, and old flowers are followed by narrow seed pods that give the plant an interesting spidery look.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Insulet — Shares dropped about 5% after the medical device company announced a voluntary medical device correction for specific lots of several of its pods.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Cutting the old blooms before the seed pods form allows the plant to store more energy, which means an overall healthier bush next year.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
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Actor Cate Blanchett, here gracing the May 16 screening of James Gray’s Paper Tiger, definitely got the memo on the merits of the black sheath, and has kept the whole train/no-train/big-dress/little-dress debate begun at last year’s festival down to a dull roar.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This week, the Archaeological Museum at the University of Stavanger in Norway announced its recent acquisition of a magnificent sheath, thanks to a curious hiker out for a walk one morning.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Shell casings were found inside the truck, Pace said, and the four other teens inside the vehicle, who were 19, 18, 17 and 16, are in custody.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Investigators recovered approximately 31 shell casings from the scene and said evidence showed multiple rounds were fired toward homes and residents.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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This includes square footage of housing as well as amenities that are once viewed as luxuries but are now seen as necessities, such as dishwashers and air-conditioning.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Those areas included housing, education, water rights, the economy, public safety, etc.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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More than 1,100 members of her crew were killed, and more than 900 of them remain inside the hull at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.—
Jon Duffy,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Currently, the tech team spends days carefully dismantling the giant wing sails, dropping the massive carbon platforms off their foils, and separating the hulls just to fit them inside the 40-foot containers.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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All of this was a result of the fact that Paul built the shell of the house himself, installed all the windows, the doors, plumbing and more.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Launching on June 12, one day after the FIFA World Cup starts, the collection folds soccer culture, national myth-making and social impact into one drop, and forms parts of Nike’s forthcoming Nike x2 series, a program of capsules uniting federations, creative collaborators and community partners.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
30 May 2026
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That’s where parachutes made of nylon and Kevlar are stitched together for everything from space capsules coming back to land on Earth or one day traveling to the surface of Mars or dropping military personnel on beachheads around the world.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
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The violations were related to issues such as protection from falling or failure to wear face coverings, the Labor and Industries Department said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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