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capsule

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


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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The capsule parachuted safely to sea while the rocket continued its flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

America’s 250th anniversary planners had a seemingly simple mandate from Congress: Bury a time capsule in Philadelphia, with artifacts to be unearthed in another 250 years.

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

Especially when the communications dropped out for six very long minutes as the capsule closed in on Earth.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It’s shaped like a capsule and made of 8-inch-thick steel.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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