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pod

noun

ˈpäd

Definition of pod

as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a fuel pod

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Recent Examples of pod Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Ahead of July 4th, Albano was running near-constant check-ins with staff, while also managing an ailing dog and meeting with the fire marshal, to get cleared for incoming storage pods. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 On the pod, Thiele has chatted with big names like Kendall Jenner, Connor Storrie and Hailey Bieber. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Michigan is ground zero for cyclosporiasis, where more than 10,000 people have eaten something, likely lettuce, contaminated with microscopic pods containing Cyclospora parasites. — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pod

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Noun

Alcaraz is managing tenosynovitis, an injury in which fluid accumulates in the sheath that protects a key tendon in the wrist.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Almost seven weeks after the crime, genetic genealogy linked DNA on a knife sheath to Kohberger, a PhD student in criminology at nearby Washington State University.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of sheath

Noun

That'd make for an elite addition to any EDC loadout, especially in 90s-style transparent casing.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of casing

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After her father died during a stint of temporary housing in Trieste, Italy’s new bordertown, Marisa was sent to live in an orphanage as her mother worked.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
But the law in question, from 1971, had been designed to encourage developers to build low- and middle-income housing.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of housing

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Video from inside the school shows students seeking shelter beneath tables in a classroom, tables overturned and stacked, and bullet shells on the floor.

— Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
At the time, the shells were usually made from resin composite or a thicker, more opaque porcelain material than what dentists have access to today.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

Tokyo Jazz Club 2026 will unfold across eight floors of a former capsule hotel near Jimbōchō, a district best known for its antique markets and used book shops.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Blood tests showed that people absorbed about 84% fewer beneficial plant compounds after drinking the banana smoothie than after taking the flavan-3-ol capsules.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of capsule

Noun

Rishi Jaluria, another RBC analyst, said some of the pop for Atlassian is likely attributable to short covering, meaning that investors who bet against the stock by borrowing shares and selling them are now buying them back.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
This includes no photography or cell phone use, as well as the removal of facial coverings and hats.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

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