: a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers
vaselike
ˈvās-ˌlīk 
adjective
Canadian usually and US also ˈvāz-;
British usually, Canadian also, and US sometimes ˈväz-
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Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common.
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Some supermarket roses stood in a cracked vase by the window.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The flowers rise from an aluminium and titanium vase set with black spinels.
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Daniel will say a trait, and the women will stick a flag in one of the vases with their names on it based on who best exemplifies the trait.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Some supermarket roses stood in a cracked vase by the window.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The flowers rise from an aluminium and titanium vase set with black spinels.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Daniel will say a trait, and the women will stick a flag in one of the vases with their names on it based on who best exemplifies the trait.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vase
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“Vase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vase. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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