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Recent Examples of earthenware
Julia asked, cradling the earthenware pot to her chest, the fronds obscuring her face.
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T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The rice was exclusively found on ancient pottery made from earthenware.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The plates are made in Portugal and are constructed with long-lasting earthenware (a type of ceramic) that is both microwave and dishwasher safe for easy use and cleanup.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
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T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
The rice was exclusively found on ancient pottery made from earthenware.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The plates are made in Portugal and are constructed with long-lasting earthenware (a type of ceramic) that is both microwave and dishwasher safe for easy use and cleanup.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthenware
Noun
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His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Peruse pottery, antique cast-iron cookware and vintage vinyl at Gadsden Variety & Deli, and at Dusty Things, old books, toys and other collectibles await.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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O’Connor also showed of some of his ceramics collection during his GQ Essentials video (more on that later).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Earthenware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthenware. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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