: a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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One of the earliest artifacts of what would become the independence movement is a teapot, produced in London circa 1766, emblazoned with the motto No Stamp Act.
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Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Like a teapot on a slow boil, they are supposed to heat up gradually over many months, riding a rising tension that reaches its crescendo in its final weeks, as players or teams slug it out for that last jewel.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Plates, teapots, sugar bowls, creamers, and ceramic bells became his items of choice.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is in the area just above the teapot’s spout in Sagittarius.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Like a teapot on a slow boil, they are supposed to heat up gradually over many months, riding a rising tension that reaches its crescendo in its final weeks, as players or teams slug it out for that last jewel.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Plates, teapots, sugar bowls, creamers, and ceramic bells became his items of choice.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is in the area just above the teapot’s spout in Sagittarius.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teapot. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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teapot
noun
tea·pot
ˈtē-ˌpät 
: a pot that is used for brewing and serving tea and that has a spout
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