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as in counter
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
always offers a well-prepared table for his guests
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the periodic table of chemical elements
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
the table that the innkeeper set out each morning made for a bountiful breakfast indeed
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as in to shelve
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Recent Examples of table
Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee did not stop to debate the motion, so the GOP lawmakers who voted to table the effort didn't immediately explain the reasoning behind their votes.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Amid the drafting tables and miniature models, Carter not only honed his technical skills but also absorbed how seasoned designers build worlds from scratch.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Medical experts participating in the meeting as liaisons representing major medical groups seemed relieved by the decision to table the question.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee did not stop to debate the motion, so the GOP lawmakers who voted to table the effort didn't immediately explain the reasoning behind their votes.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Incorporating elements of the female figure in abstraction, Miró originally envisioned this piece as a small, table top sized figurine and not the massive bronze sculpture it would be come, according to an article by Christie’s.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Amid the drafting tables and miniature models, Carter not only honed his technical skills but also absorbed how seasoned designers build worlds from scratch.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for table
Noun
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Living on the counter-plantation, or the lakou, involves relying upon small-scale landholding to resist the oppressions of the traditional plantation, the factory, and more recently, the industrial farm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Habanero Cafe features attentive servers who take your order at your table, but payment happens at the counter in the front foyer.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the absence of cooking gas, nearly two-thirds of households have resorted to burning waste to cook meals, according to the UN.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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By the end of a meal at Johnny’s your table will be littered with little metal cups of the stuff.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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The seabed drops abruptly to a plateau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Rumbak Wildlife Lodge is set on a plateau that offers a 360-degree view of the epic landscape.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then, within 24 hours of being at the lot, Beach said, their homelessness status will be verified by Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services and they’ll be placed on a priority wait list for a spot at a family shelter.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Check out the full list of shows (with new dates in bold) below.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to the new research, which analyzed data from 125,000 children, there was a 36% decline in all food allergies between 2012 and 2020.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are also ramifications for the agriculture industry and food production.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Showgirls‘ full final first-week consumption figure (equivalent album units, which includes pure sales, streams and track sales) and pure album sales figure are both still being tabulated by Luminate.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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One hundred years ago, IBM got its start in Spain setting up tabulating machines for the country’s national telephone and telegraph company—peak technology at the time that was key in connecting people and enterprises.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The district then publishes the winning book so that schools and the National City library can shelve it among the books read each year for Read Across America.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But Mair, too, has had to whittle his lab down to just five people and shelved many of the team’s more ambitious experiments.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Conway—famous for his investments in Airbnb, Google, Facebook, PayPal, Twitter, and Snap, among others—had been a member of the Salesforce Foundation board for a decade and a friend of Benioff for more than twice that.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/table. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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