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capsule

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


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
Synonyms


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Overnight on Jan. 20, someone stripped off the plaques for the Army, Navy and Coast Guard, along with a marker for the park dedication and a time capsule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

In these experiments, powerful lasers create shock waves that force a tiny diamond capsule to implode.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The book offers capsule biographies of the game’s young stars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Now I imagine us crammed inside a space capsule, headed for who knows where.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

She explained that time capsules were popular in the 1980s because of the influence of Blue Peter, and recalled writing the letter after her dad found a cavity behind the stairs.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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

Complete coverage of The Times’ All-Star baseball and softball teams, from the players and coaches of the year to capsules on each player and the final 2026 rankings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

According to Fortune Business Insights, these supplements are now appearing not only in capsules but also in drinks, dairy alternatives, and snack products.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026

The 31 capsules for January birth dates were placed in a large bin, then the 29 February capsules, and so on up to December’s 31 capsules.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

In one winter season with Uncle Don, I. V. C. Vitamin Pearls, a capsuled vitamin, increased its sales 125% with little other advertising.

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

Few Englishmen would think of scrutinizing them, but scrutinized they turn out to be almost a capsuled paraphrase of the Silver Jubilee reign.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Motor Chassis Manufacturer" and builds no bodies whatever, seemed the philosophy of U. S. automotive engineers as capsuled by President Stout: "The car must look right above all things.

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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