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capsule

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


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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It’s a time capsule of the music that I’ve been inspired by, from yacht music to alternative rock to funk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

With the capsule descending beneath huge parachutes to gently splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the astronauts were back on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

They were also granted the honor of naming two moon craters — one after their moonship capsule Integrity and the other after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The Apollo program relied on a single rocket, the Saturn V, which carried both the lunar lander and the capsule carrying the astronauts.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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