as in pottery
a ceramic ware made from a hard, white substance that is very delicate
The family only used their porcelain for their formal Christmas dinner.
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Recent Examples of porcelain
Fairchild described the kitchen as a visual statement — with stone and porcelain wrapping a full appliance wall and waterfall island.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Along with recordings, researchers returned with family Bibles, good china, and valuable mementos, including a porcelain pin box given to a Black seamstress by First Lady Edith Wilson.
—Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
The restaurants have handmade porcelain crockery and luxury Riedel glassware.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Toilet-Specific Snake Make sure to use a plumbing snake designed for toilets (toilet or closet auger) to prevent damage to the porcelain toilet bowl.
—Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Along with recordings, researchers returned with family Bibles, good china, and valuable mementos, including a porcelain pin box given to a Black seamstress by First Lady Edith Wilson.
—Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
The restaurants have handmade porcelain crockery and luxury Riedel glassware.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Toilet-Specific Snake Make sure to use a plumbing snake designed for toilets (toilet or closet auger) to prevent damage to the porcelain toilet bowl.
—Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
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Re-activating existing connections before chasing new ones Before downloading a friendship app or signing up for pottery, look at the people already in your orbit.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Workers repairing a ha-ha, a ditch traditionally used to contain livestock without interrupting the view across an estate, uncovered a tunnel entrance, along with Tudor-era artifacts including pottery, bones, and glass bottles.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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In the fifth inning, Pasquantino grimaced in pain after a swing at the plate.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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The center fielder got out of the batter’s box slowly before taking second base on a throw to the plate.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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T-shirts and hoodies are accented with the earthenware company’s iconic artwork via prints and embroidery.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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This museum covers the towns 250-year history, including its early days which earned it the name of 'Pot Town,' thanks to its importance in pottery and earthenware manufacturing.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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That said, the designer is all for finding creative ways to display your china that don't involve keeping pretty plates and bowls behind closed doors.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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Tables were set with ornate china, colored crystal glasses, silver candelabra, antique tureens, and monumental centerpieces.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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Replace matte, monotone stoneware with something with more character.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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They at first preferred buncheong, a rustic style of stoneware decorated with white slip, gorgeously epitomized by a late 15th-century bowl marked by wide sweeps of pale brushwork on its interior and exterior, nothing more.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senate Bill 54 requires, by 2032, a 25% reduction in single-use plastic packaging and food service ware; that 100% of such packaging sold in the state be recyclable or compostable; and that 65% of single-use plastic packaging actually be recycled.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Companies that produce single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware have until Monday to comply with some of the terms of the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54).—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The restaurants have handmade porcelain crockery and luxury Riedel glassware.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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There are household staff to chide over crockery and meal prep, there’s a daughter to cajole into attending, there’s a husband, Richard (Jude Akuwudike) whose lapels need smoothing and there’s an artwork to be hung wrong in the living room, complained about and grudgingly rehung.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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