pots 1 of 2

Definition of potsnext
plural of pot
1
as in pools
the total of the bets at stake at one time everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars

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2
as in loads
a considerable amount made a pot of money in the real estate market

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3
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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pots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pot

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Recent Examples of pots
Noun
Such chemicals, which resist heat, water, oil and grease, are used to produce everyday items, including nonstick pots and pans. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Prime Day cookware deals There are a lot of pots and pans on sale during Amazon Prime Day every year, but the smart buys are always the forever pieces that end up being hundreds of dollars off. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Grow peppers in 3- to 5- gallon pots and fill them with a combination of potting mix and compost. Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 24 June 2026 This is especially helpful for dark-colored pots, pots sitting on patios or decks that get full sun, and heat-sensitive plants. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026 Here's how to grow blueberries in pots and how to care for them for maximum yields. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 How to Grow Roses From Stem Cuttings Plant the stem cuttings in small pots; after a root ball forms, move them to your outdoor garden. Kelly Manning, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026 The meal, which could be made in advance in bean pots and kept warm in brick ovens, allowed the new arrivals to observe the Sabbath by not working and soon became a Sunday staple, served with brown bread. Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026 According to a review of government records and two people with knowledge of the department’s activities, State Department officials have made little or no effort to spend from those pots. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pots
Noun
  • Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Longer gaps between disclosures could allow larger pools of uncertainty to accumulate beneath the surface, producing fewer but more severe repricing events when conditions finally become visible to markets.
    Nosa Omoigui, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • This leads to higher fungal loads.
    Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Or did a galaxy start to coalesce first, and stars and gas clouds inside it collapsed into the supermassive black hole seeds?
    Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
  • Plant your sunflower seeds about 1 inch deep in the soil, about 6 inches apart.
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • The aim is to cut greenhouse gases from roughly 350,000 tons of organic waste a year and help Los Angeles finally comply with California’s ambitious Senate Bill 1383 composting mandates.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • There are tons of mice out there with an entire keypad’s worth of thumb buttons — the Razer Naga pioneered the genre.
    Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The animals are using their stomachs to predict which teams will win World Cup matches.
    Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • At the time, Soros, along with the financiers Julian Robertson and Michael Steinhardt, defined the public image of hedge-fund managers as investment wizards who made fortunes through huge bets, contrarian calls, iron stomachs, and a willingness to operate close to—or over—the regulatory line.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Spray plants with neem oil, spinosad, or insecticidal soap, though these products must contact the beetles to work.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

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“Pots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pots. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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