as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a fuel pod
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Recent Examples of pod
Vanilla Lavender Coffee Pair this spring coffee, available as pods or grounds, with the Lavender Latte Oatmilk Creamer for an even richer homemade iced beverage.
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
So Yokota created space for a hidden coffee bar — including a machine, mugs and coffee pods — by adding pocket doors to the client’s living room entertainment unit.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Cargo pods would slot in seamlessly with passenger pods, but could be de-prioritized in the autonomous routing system to ensure passengers enjoy non-stop service as network volumes increase.
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Last April, 174 people were stranded for up to 23 hours when a pod on a cable car line in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open for unknown reasons, killing one and injuring seven.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
So Yokota created space for a hidden coffee bar — including a machine, mugs and coffee pods — by adding pocket doors to the client’s living room entertainment unit.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Cargo pods would slot in seamlessly with passenger pods, but could be de-prioritized in the autonomous routing system to ensure passengers enjoy non-stop service as network volumes increase.
—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Last April, 174 people were stranded for up to 23 hours when a pod on a cable car line in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open for unknown reasons, killing one and injuring seven.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pod
Noun
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The black, silky sheath can easily stand on its own with minimal accessorizing or can be dressed up with some sparkly jewelry.—
Rachel Sylvester,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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One was made by sliding a ring cut from a plastic bottle around an RPG warhead, filling this makeshift collar with quarter-inch stainless-steel ball bearings and sealing them against the warhead’s sheath with an electric heat gun.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Officers who responded to the scene did not find any shell casings.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The bullet casings used as evidence in the case were provided to police by Ephron.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Soon, the site may become affordable housing that includes both a public plaza and displays acknowledging the deadly Knickerbocker collapse.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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While more oil might not be as immediate a solution as the president may hope, Schipper said there may be potential in reducing housing regulations.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Relatives compared these to a video of the unfinished vessel in Cuba, its hull stripped down to wooden beams and zinc plates, nestled in a wooden landscape.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The superyacht, with its steel-and-aluminum displacement hull and powerful, sweeping look, shows off the yard’s classic Italian flair, thanks to large windows throughout and a slope down toward the stern.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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The shell was one of the only objects that survived a fire that burned down her great-grandmother’s home in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in the early 1900s.—
Jennifer Medina,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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With shells exploding across Khartoum, the capital, Ahmed and fellow students first mobilized to evacuate their university.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dior is launching a capsule collection dedicated to the sport, set to land in stores on April 3 alongside its pre-fall menswear collection.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cops found him in possession of 76 capsules of alleged crack split between two bags, plus more alleged crack in a third bag, according to the criminal complaint.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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On Friday, Paris’ Hotel de Guise was drenched in the house’s signature fabrics, wall coverings and its very first in-house furniture collection, which debuted during the five-day Paris Deco Off interior design event that closes Sunday.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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Insulating Window Treatments: Cellular or multi-layer window coverings can also be another helpful insulating solution.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Pod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pod. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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