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capsule

[kap-suhl, -sool, -syool] / ˈkæp səl, -sul, -sjul /


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
Synonyms


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When travelers enter Dulles International Airport, they pass through a time capsule from the Space Age.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The facility plans to continue making other types of screw caps, capsule and Diam cork closures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Among that group, the peripatetic Roger Brown is the subject of a capsule show at GRAY’s New York outpost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Sunfish have a gelatinous outer layer known as capsule, and both this layer and the skin contain a distinct microbiome.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

“What a beautiful view,” Shepherd told the command center as he looked out the tiny porthole of his capsule, flying high enough to see the Earth’s curve.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Makers of corks, capsules and bottles have been hit because overall U.S. wine volume has continued to decline, McMillan said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Its factories can supply everything from frozen meat and candy to lipstick, medicine capsules and sports hijabs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

About 70% of Happy Hippo’s sales come from plain-leaf powder and capsules, with the remainder from concentrated liquid extracts, gummies and flavor-infused taffy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

ROMONT, Switzerland—Willy Wonka would have marveled at one of the machines at a manufacturing plant here—a contraption that injects flavors into coffee capsules via a set of whirring tubes labeled “hazelnut,” “caramel,” and “blueberry cheesecake.”

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

He sent Yao for abombelt capsules again, and he returned with a handful of blue-and-white ones in a plastic sachet with no writing.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The author thinks he has capsuled his philosophy in that sentence.

From Time Magazine Archive

The contrast capsuled the revolution in the mode of protest in the U.S. that has taken place in the '60s.

From Time Magazine Archive

The professional verdict on Belli's conduct of the defense was neatly capsuled in a Texas lawyer's quip: "They found Melvin Belli guilty and gave Jack Ruby the chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

In a prompt countermove, Ford this week distributed to 150,000 employes copies of the Founder's familiar anti-union views, capsuled under the heading "Fordisms."

From Time Magazine Archive

The reasons why are neatly capsuled in Shirley's cinefantasy with Mitchum, described as "one of those Hollywood movies all about love and what'11-she-wear-next?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Freedom," he said, capsuling his own political philosophy, "has been defined as the opportunity for selfdiscipline.

From Time Magazine Archive




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