capsule
Example Sentences
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Keeper of the archives and special collections at the University of York, Gary Brannan, described the sketch as a capsule of British culture "centred around the humour of being miserable at Christmas".
From BBC
When autumn temperatures stay higher for longer, mosses have more time to develop their spore capsules before winter arrives.
From Science Daily
She made her own way from her wheelchair into the capsule, using a bench extending from the hatch.
From BBC
The small, fully automated rocket took off vertically, and the capsule carrying the tourists then detached in flight before gently descending back to the Texas desert, slowed by parachutes.
From Barron's
In part, it’s a time capsule, recording the rise in the popularity of soul food, especially in northern cities, that was coincident with the Second Great Migration happening during this period.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
