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
Katleman was approached by the exhibition’s curator and asked to create a series of delicate porcelain scenes to decorate the exhibition space.
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Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Further afield in Dresden, discover the Royal Palace, the reconstructed Frauenkirche, and the Fuerstenzug, a 330-foot mural made of Meissen porcelain.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The vase appears to be in the tradition of blue-and-white porcelain, a style with deep roots in Chinese ceramics dating back to the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Aside from looking creepy, sort of a given with all porcelain dolls of a certain age, Annabelle doesn’t do much of anything, and yet that hasn’t stopped her from headlining her own spinoff series and getting mentioned in the same breath as far more dynamic pint-size killers like Chucky and M3gan.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Further afield in Dresden, discover the Royal Palace, the reconstructed Frauenkirche, and the Fuerstenzug, a 330-foot mural made of Meissen porcelain.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The vase appears to be in the tradition of blue-and-white porcelain, a style with deep roots in Chinese ceramics dating back to the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Aside from looking creepy, sort of a given with all porcelain dolls of a certain age, Annabelle doesn’t do much of anything, and yet that hasn’t stopped her from headlining her own spinoff series and getting mentioned in the same breath as far more dynamic pint-size killers like Chucky and M3gan.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
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In the west of Britain, fragments of red slip ware (distinctive Byzantium amphora vessels or pottery) have been found at sites associated with elites, like Tintagel in northern Cornwall.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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Now, Martínez and her team intend to take samples from the underwater site to better understand the artifacts and pottery found there so far.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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And yet another features Renaissance-era glazed earthenware medicinal jars, perfume bottles, vacuums and other 20th century home appliances which illustrate design’s impact on our daily hygiene practices and wellness.—
Constance Droganes,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Julia asked, cradling the earthenware pot to her chest, the fronds obscuring her face.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Get the look of fine china with the durability of high-temperature porcelain.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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My china is also a pattern wherein every piece is a different floral.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Le Creuset Stoneware Dinnerware Set Add 16 pieces of gorgeous Caribbean stoneware to your kitchen collection for $250—less than $16 per item—while this dinnerware set is marked down.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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With their durable stoneware construction and scratch-resistant finish, these dishes are designed to last for years to come.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the west of Britain, fragments of red slip ware (distinctive Byzantium amphora vessels or pottery) have been found at sites associated with elites, like Tintagel in northern Cornwall.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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There was standing water in the ware washing and dry storage areas.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nintendo Promotional images for the My Mario merchandising line also included a glimpse of additional kid-friendly items, including apparel, soft plush toys, accessories like backpacks, and kid-friendly crockery, lunchboxes, bibs, and more.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The cases in the library exhibition displayed an impressive collection of Wordsworth’s manuscripts, early editions—and his breakfast crockery set.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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