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as in loads
a considerable amount
made a pot of money in the real estate market
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as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age
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Recent Examples of pots
Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Neither modish nor cookie-cutter rustic in aesthetic, the hotel, tucked away off the main street in the village of Malfa, feels like a genuine home, where old framed maps, ceramics, pots, and paintings, along with other antiques, have been collected over the years.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Move pots indoors for winter and supplement with a grow light if needed to get a full eight hours of direct light each day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Plant diseases and pests can be spread by reusing dirty flower pots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
In the ruins of the kitchen sat two cast-iron Le Creuset stew pots — the only survivors.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, shoppers can find pots, plant food, home decor, t-shirts and more.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Warm, gauzy photographs depict a rustic kitchen hung with antique baskets and gleaming copper pots; militantly tidy arrangements of canapés; and a radiant young Stewart in a spotless white dress.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Incense, simmer pots, diffusers, and candles are a simple but powerful way experts expect many will enhance their home’s sensory atmosphere in 2026.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Neither modish nor cookie-cutter rustic in aesthetic, the hotel, tucked away off the main street in the village of Malfa, feels like a genuine home, where old framed maps, ceramics, pots, and paintings, along with other antiques, have been collected over the years.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Move pots indoors for winter and supplement with a grow light if needed to get a full eight hours of direct light each day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Plant diseases and pests can be spread by reusing dirty flower pots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
In the ruins of the kitchen sat two cast-iron Le Creuset stew pots — the only survivors.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, shoppers can find pots, plant food, home decor, t-shirts and more.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Warm, gauzy photographs depict a rustic kitchen hung with antique baskets and gleaming copper pots; militantly tidy arrangements of canapés; and a radiant young Stewart in a spotless white dress.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pots
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Air freight is carried not only on cargo planes, but also in the bellies of passenger aircraft.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Their bellies are paler and more yellow.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Plant seeds 1/4-inch deep in 2- to 3-inch pots containing a slightly acidic, well-draining soil with plenty of organic matter.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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But in Division 1, seeds six through 10 are all from the Avocado East League, so Del Norte will play at league foe Rancho Bernardo in the first round.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, regular funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as SNAP, food stamps and CalFresh in California – were depleted at the end of October.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The deal would reinstate federal workers who had received reduction in force, or layoff, notices and reimburse states that spent their own funds to keep federal programs running during the shutdown.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Lightweight and easy to flatten when empty, this packable tote from Bagsmart is a steal for $26 and features tons of pockets for stashing all of your travel essentials.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, didn’t Trump just pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran President, who had been sentenced to forty-five years in federal prison for conspiring to import four hundred tons of cocaine into the United States?—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Foodies, get your stomachs and wallets ready.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the opportunity, Wendy's hopes to step in and fill the chicken tender-sized hole in spectators' stomachs.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That encounter plants a seed that bears bitter fruit in the 1988 chapter once teenage Noor (now played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) finds himself in the middle of a protest that spirals out of control.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pots. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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