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pod

[pod] / pɒd /
NOUN
encasement of vegetable seeds
Synonyms


p.o.'d


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On that winter morning at the Red Rock Correctional Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, Walters was exiting his cell pod when guard Ronnie Sloan approached to deliver the unexpected message.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

There’s smart devices such as Eight Sleep, known for its mattress sleep pod system, which delivers slumberers with a “sleep fitness” score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Confounding the astronomical unlikeliness, we got along like two peas in a pod.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

They are part of a large pod of 30 belugas living at Marineland of Canada that need to be rehomed.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ernie asked, pinching a pod, then leaving it hanging on the stalk.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

In June, the charity also took the keys to eight one-bedroom modular "pods", which were gifted by the Hill Group, an Essex-based developer.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Belgium is equipping its F-16s with specialized Thales rocket pods, giving the aircraft a cheaper and more effective option for countering large numbers of drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

They said a variety of deterrents, including spikes and vapour-releasing gel pods to discourage roosting, were used as a first port of call.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

He narrowly missed a kuka tree; one of the large pods had fallen down and Olanna heard the crunching squash as the car ran over it.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

These podded varieties can also be broken down into color categories.

From Salon ● May 30, 2022

Upon his return to Brooklyn, he podded up with his fathers, and became involved in Black Lives Matter protests.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

“But I’ve seen them kind of bunched up and podded up, and I’m seeing them in places where I don’t ordinarily see them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

"I feel it's your moral and professional obligation to inform, since we're not all podded up and being tested every single day," Aniston insisted.

From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2021

Upon my return, I saw nothing for a time but fans and feathers of browning fern, dark shags of ling, and podded spurs of broom and furze, and wisps of grass.

From Erema — My Father's Sin by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

In lower and middle schools, students are instead eating indoors, but with “mitigating measures such as use of seating charts, podding and sign-in sheets,” according to the district’s website.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2021

In New Brunswick, indoor personal gatherings remain limited to 15 people, so many families are still podding — but Ms. O’Sullivan is anticipating more teenage feelings when they split.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2021

And when she asked podding parents if they would consider adding a refugee to their child’s learning pod—supported by a $60-per-week stipend from the grant—“I got crickets.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2020

These friends have started podding together due to the coronavirus, one couple even going as far as moving into the same building as another couple.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2020

The plant continues growing, blooming, and podding till very late in the season; and, when this is in the full vigor of growth, the Ne Plus Ultra is ripening off.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr




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