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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
Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, McClain is happy that the capsule of ashes has been reunited with its owners.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
One capsule wardrobe piece that worth spending a little more on is a quality white T-shirt.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
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Inspired by his graduate show, Kane’s capsule debuted in November to rave reviews.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, McClain is happy that the capsule of ashes has been reunited with its owners.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The Drawstring Jean No capsule wardrobe is complete without a pair of Levi’s.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
One capsule wardrobe piece that worth spending a little more on is a quality white T-shirt.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
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In a game where a D-man on the other side put up two, seeing the team’s two most skilled defencemen finish with zero shots each and losing their minutes at five-on-five is a tough pill to swallow.Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Justice, a former constable who previously lived in Pikeville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2018 for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lopez wore the brand’s long-sleeve brown crêpe midi dress, featuring a sheath silhouette, crewneck and padded shoulders.Charlie Carballo, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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The top featured an interlacing satin design, while the black taffeta skirt followed a sheath silhouette.Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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But Kamara left a short time later, according to the District Attorney’s Office summary of the case.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The social media platform already has agreements with both companies for summaries of Reddit posts to come up in Google searches and ChatGPT responses.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anika Dhar My opening note at final Tribal will be clear and concise.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Families can type or speak questions into a chat box, and Allison responds immediately with concise, reliable answers.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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City medical examiners ruled that Neely was killed by having his neck compressed in a chokehold.Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Discovered in 1913 during railroad excavations along Israel's southern coast, the tablet initially went unrecognized as a historically significant artifact.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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And here’s the kicker: unlike most tablets, this one lasts for months of reading and weeks of writing on a single charge.Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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The gun recovered from Mangione in Pennsylvania matched three shell casings found at the scene of the homicide, New York police said.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Those were the words written on bullet casings found at the scene of Thompson's shooting, authorities said.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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As with the exterior, there are plenty of Tiffany Green accents, including on the headliner, which features an outline of the Yas Marina circuit where the Abu Dhabi GP is held.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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The steel support along the bottom acts as an outline of sorts, creating a fun visual when caught from a neighboring room.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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