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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
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Vicki Parmelee, owner of Jumby Bay Island Grill in Jupiter, said she's seen the culture evolve from both sides of the table.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
The board can make amendments, vote for, against or table the issue.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Vicki Parmelee, owner of Jumby Bay Island Grill in Jupiter, said she's seen the culture evolve from both sides of the table.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
No need to transfer your meal to pretty serving dishes, these are designed to go from oven to table.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
The board can make amendments, vote for, against or table the issue.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for table
Noun
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From behind the counter of his tiny store, The Latin Corner, surrounded by candies, snacks and other goods from his homeland of Venezuela, David Villanueva’s eyes are glued to a flat screen TV.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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FreshCo has kept its market component, which allows customers to purchase fish or stone crabs at the counter and take them home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Federal subsidies for meals have become a flashpoint in the fight between Democrats and Republicans who have been unable to agree on a new bill to fund the government, leading to a federal government shutdown now in its 40th day.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Want a meal that tastes like a million bucks?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 25-year-old forward for the Carolina Hurricanes, who was once expected to anchor a middle-six center spot on a contending team, has seen his game plateau and then dip over the last few years.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Through 2024, large language models kind of hit a plateau, to some extent, in capability.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2025
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China's dual-use export control list features more than 800 items, ranging from chemicals, electronics and sensors to equipment and technologies used in shipping and aerospace.—
Josh Xiao Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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One thing that’s been on my list of must-dos is becoming more consistent with using eye cream.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here’s a look all the new food and drink spots that are opening in 2026 or have announced plans to do so.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Right now, save up to 75 percent to spend less time on the prep and more time focusing on the food.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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One shows the most dangerous jobs that pay less than $60,000 a year, and the other tabulates the highest-paying jobs that are also dangerous.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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But given that peace looks, if anything, farther away now, the Budapest meeting was shelved and Orbán is instead coming to Washington.—
Kim Lane Scheppele,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Roughly halfway through the journey to the capital, Gjoshe was one of 11 people seriously injured by a knife attack on board.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Members of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Friday voted to recommend that Keith Fountain be appointed to a five-year term on the board.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/table. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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