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as in pills
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 sheaths
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 summaries
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 compresses
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 capsules
Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
They are produced from leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, which are crushed before being smoked, brewed with tea or put into gel capsules, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
According to Omi, take two capsules per day.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Stripping away these lipids and allergenic proteins is the first step in creating the empty capsules for drug delivery that Csaba seeks.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Participants in the treatment group swallowed 28 capsules over two days, each containing gut bacteria from four donors.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Fall’s offering includes voluminous trousers, sculptural dresses, relaxed suits, lots of knitwear and capsules for men in Motion Wool and Motion Nylon fabrics.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Simply take three capsules once daily with a small glass of water or as directed by your health practitioner.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
While the container comes with a month's worth of capsules, many reviewers noticed results way sooner.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
They are produced from leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, which are crushed before being smoked, brewed with tea or put into gel capsules, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
According to Omi, take two capsules per day.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Stripping away these lipids and allergenic proteins is the first step in creating the empty capsules for drug delivery that Csaba seeks.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Participants in the treatment group swallowed 28 capsules over two days, each containing gut bacteria from four donors.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Fall’s offering includes voluminous trousers, sculptural dresses, relaxed suits, lots of knitwear and capsules for men in Motion Wool and Motion Nylon fabrics.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Simply take three capsules once daily with a small glass of water or as directed by your health practitioner.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsules
Noun
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The pills did what they were designed to do.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wilson was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) at 21 and prescribed birth control pills to manage her symptoms.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gone are the Davos power sheaths and blunt business bob from her time as White House senior adviser.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Also included with the knife set are two sheaths and a knife sharpener.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, some of the summaries broke off in the middle of a sentence with no obvious way to read the missing text.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This compresses the heart and keeps blood flowing until the heart restarts or professional help arrives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Circana’s Liquid Mix compresses that cycle to minutes, vastly improving how brands can respond to market signals.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From powerful gaming consoles and mirrorless cameras to stylish ultrabooks and tablets, a pair of USB-C and Mini-HDMI connectors serves as a universal passport to your environment.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Guidelines for accessing company data on phones, tablets and other devices—whether personal or company-issued—should be outlined in a strong policy.—
Mike Rosen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robinson also explained the obscure engravings found on bullet casings that were left behind at the scene.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also revealed bizarre engravings on unfired shell casings recovered at the scene.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The water evaporates when near heat sources, then condenses back into a liquid when the heat dissipates into the phone’s surrounding aluminum body.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
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The dew point is the temperature at which water vapor condenses into liquid and generally runs in the low 50s for the region this time of year, according to the weather service.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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This garden classic features unique blooms and seed pods that sit in a lacy cup of threadlike foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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To fix this, assemble cross-functional pods from Day 1.—
Rishit Lakhani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Capsules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsules. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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