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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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Recent Examples of capsule
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
And for the ultimate capsule, The Park’s luxurious base layers should be your go-to.
—Vogue, 6 June 2025
Essence, 9 May 2025
Standouts at a Photography Fair: This year’s colorful and wide-ranging edition of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers fair is a bursting capsule history of the medium.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Noun
SpaceX's Dragon capsule is also a famous vehicle that is widely used for a variety of spaceflights, many of which have a crew.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
And for the ultimate capsule, The Park’s luxurious base layers should be your go-to.
—Vogue, 6 June 2025
Adjective
The collaboration also introduces a capsule collection of ready-to-wear and accessories to broaden its appeal, featuring technical apparel and distinctive outerwear designed for active lifestyles.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
Standouts at a Photography Fair: This year’s colorful and wide-ranging edition of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers fair is a bursting capsule history of the medium.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsule
Noun
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Last fall, a federal jury found Thompson, of Brooklyn Park, guilty of federal drug and weapons charges connected with the crash; more than 2,000 fentanyl pills and a Glock 40 semiautomatic handgun were found inside the Cadillac after the crash.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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While the use of these strips can reduce overdose risk, know that just because one pill in the supply doesn’t contain fentanyl doesn’t mean that others all don’t.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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The case is likely to hinge on DNA evidence from a knife sheath, under a victim’s fingernails and in bloodstains.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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The Look and Sound of Leadership Each episode delivers concise, ready-to-use strategies for communicating with confidence, managing teams and leading through change.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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There is no shortage of lengthy and confusing timelines of Swift’s battle to own those albums on the Internet, but below is a concise history.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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As more and more bodies compress into each other, the risk of falling and being trampled increases exponentially.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 June 2025
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The chapters on her years as Prime Minister are compressed into a straightforward recounting of events.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Although they’re never specifically called slaves, there are clues within the tablets that these women are—like Briseis, like Andromache—exactly those kinds of enslaved foreign victims, deported back to Greece, that Homer mentions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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Apple’s iPad Pros started boosting the tablets’ processing power, RAM, and storage in earnest in the late 2010s, and Apple introduced a Microsoft Surface-like keyboard and stylus accessories that moved the iPad away from its role as a content consumption device.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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During their investigation, police found six 10mm shell casings at the scene.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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While the casing is mostly reinforced plastic, the screen surround is titanium.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Team Trump falsely promotes vague five-page outlines with alienated former allies as big deals; China is successfully wooing some of its former rivals, such as Vietnam.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The Rams linebacker delicately gripped a paintbrush, dipped it into a cup of green paint, and began filling the outline of a bird traced onto a wall of an Altadena school rebounding from the Eaton fire.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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