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capsule

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


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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Among that group, the peripatetic Roger Brown is the subject of a capsule show at GRAY’s New York outpost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Sunfish have a gelatinous outer layer known as capsule, and both this layer and the skin contain a distinct microbiome.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

America 250 organisers also buried a time capsule to be opened in 200 years, that included a Coca-Cola bottle, signed copy of the Constitution, and artifacts from the 50 states and US territories.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The whole world stood by breathlessly, wondering if he would be incinerated when he reentered Earth’s atmosphere and the capsule emitted flames.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Products passing through the giant site range from insulin capsules and lifestyle drugs to medicated sunblock and drums of sulphuric acid.

From Barron's Apr. 5, 2026

And while the Apollo capsules had room for three astronauts, the Orion craft carries four, as equipment was made to be more compact without a loss of functionality.

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

Over-the-top regimens of capsules, powders and injections have become bragging rights for the health-conscious and wellness-obsessed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

“No, I mean—why weren’t you the first test? Why didn’t you try your IK capsules yourself?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

In one winter season with Uncle Don, I. V. C. Vitamin Pearls, a capsuled vitamin, increased its sales 125% with little other advertising.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, the history of the U.S. can plausibly be capsuled in a litany of slogans: No taxation without representation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The reasons why are neatly capsuled in Shirley's cinefantasy with Mitchum, described as "one of those Hollywood movies all about love and what'11-she-wear-next?"

From Time Magazine Archive

In a prompt countermove, Ford this week distributed to 150,000 employes copies of the Founder's familiar anti-union views, capsuled under the heading "Fordisms."

From Time Magazine Archive

The professional verdict on Belli's conduct of the defense was neatly capsuled in a Texas lawyer's quip: "They found Melvin Belli guilty and gave Jack Ruby the chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

Freedom," he said, capsuling his own political philosophy, "has been defined as the opportunity for selfdiscipline.

From Time Magazine Archive




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