as in fried
being under the influence of alcohol
work was so awful that I'm just going to go out and get potted tonight
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Recent Examples of potted
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
For potted geraniums, move the planter to an area with at least partial sunshine.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The potted plants and blooming flowers provide a lush, natural contrast—creating a secret garden-like feel.
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Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
For potted geraniums, move the planter to an area with at least partial sunshine.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
Verb
However, young trees can be potted—you’ll simply need to move them to a bigger pot every three to four years.
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Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potted
Adjective
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Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
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LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
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Even in a warm climate, peppers are not direct seeded but started in pots, which provides much better control over the germination process.
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Indeed, Western multinationals happily seeded entire industries in China.
Adjective
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Supergirl is a jaded punk-rock youngster who has a cool dog and gets drunk to cope with past trauma.
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Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
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Solo exercisers put in more effort but saw no real change in stress and limited quality-of-life improvement.
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Thornton knocked down a late-clock 3-pointer, Gabby Williams hit a 30-foot pull-up and Salaün put in a tough shot at the rim to cap off an 11-0 run, giving the Valkyries a 41-29 lead at halftime.
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The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
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Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
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Tillman planted the free kick in the back net, taking advantage of an open side of the net left by keeper Nikola Vasilj.
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This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
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In May, confirming rumors that had been swirling for months, Anthropic’s life sciences lead Eric Kauderer-Abrams publicly acknowledged that the company is building out its own wet labs and hiring biologists to run its own basic research.
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About two-thirds of the 6,700 feet of 16 inch steel pipe beneath the river and crossing parts of the two parks would run through subterranean tunnels drilled by a high tech boring machine.
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Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
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“Potted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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