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capsule

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


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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And even “The Lost Boys,” perhaps the most ambitious new musical of the season, takes its inspiration from a cult genre film that serves as a time capsule of the wicked 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The capsule parachuted safely to sea while the rocket continued its flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

They used precision-milled steel to construct the capsule and designed a special bell jar to surround it in a layer of dry air, protecting the inside from the moist soil of the American northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Then he could have released an image of himself in the Artemis space capsule and told us he’s an astronaut and he’s thinking of building a string of Trump hotels on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Early on the morning of May 5, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a man in a white-and-silver space suit sat in a tiny capsule, hemmed in by panels of gauges and switches.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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