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Recent Examples of china
This can help preserve the luster and appearance of your fine china by not exposing it to the harsher chemicals found in heavier duty formulas.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Guests will be treated to table settings featuring vintage china and silver as well as delicate doilies.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2025
Kitschy Collectibles There’s no china or silver making its way down my family tree.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Meals are typically served at the passenger’s request from an extensive a la carte menu, often on real china with proper salt and pepper shakers.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Guests will be treated to table settings featuring vintage china and silver as well as delicate doilies.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2025
Kitschy Collectibles There’s no china or silver making its way down my family tree.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Meals are typically served at the passenger’s request from an extensive a la carte menu, often on real china with proper salt and pepper shakers.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for china
Noun
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Each porcelain piece is finished with a glossy glaze that makes every bowl unique.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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The brand also offers its own tableware and glassware, with the SR Home Collection porcelains crafted in Florence with gold and platinum decorations.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Place thin plastic pots on the top rack and heavier pottery and terracotta ones in the lower rack.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ceramic clays tend to be earthen clays, primarily used when constructing dishware or decorative pottery.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The sanitization step was skipped during ware washing.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The trade took off with the construction of the Pont Neuf in 1606, the first bridge without buildings atop, offering a vast space for new vendors of portable wares.—
Cecilia Laurent Monpetit,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The kitchen is a chef’s dream, fully stocked with Le Creuset crockery, Japanese knives, and BOSH appliances, while the living room calls you to flop in front of the TV on the velvet sofa.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
19 Dec. 2025
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Viewers got to see the princess take host Andrew Marr inside the miniature property, which was fully furnished and complete with furniture, crockery and glassware and a fridge from the 1930s.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Designed to add style and a pop of pattern to your countertop, this earthenware dish is also crafted and handpainted in Portugal.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Somewhere between modern and antique, ornate and modest, decorative and practical is this botanical print and stem green earthenware from Anthropologie.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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It’s designed to mix-and-match effortlessly with all other stoneware from the collection.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Step up your tablescape this year (and every year after that) with these stunning stoneware plates.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All the appropriate foods were served and eaten, and the proper chinaware was used.—
Daisy Rockwell,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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While flying in the new cabin, passengers enjoy a three-course meal on bespoke chinaware from Finnish designer Harri Koskinen and Finnish design icon, Iittala.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 July 2022
Noun
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Impress your next dinner guests with this 30-piece set of blue-and-white dinnerware.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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China Rather than purchasing a contemporary set of dinnerware, pay homage to the glamorous dinner parties of yesteryear with a vintage china set.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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“China.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/china. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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