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
Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Similar experiments using potted trees also showed a striking relationship between plants and electrical discharge.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Reyna then asks if Flaherty knows if anyone would take her potted plant, a viny one with big leaves.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Similar experiments using potted trees also showed a striking relationship between plants and electrical discharge.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
However, young trees can be potted—you’ll simply need to move them to a bigger pot every three to four years.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potted
Adjective
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In fact, meals like chili, soup, and even fried chicken are even better the next time around.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Waiting long to eat fried chicken is unfair to the dish.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The museum’s founders, Mark and Janet Hilbert, seeded the Chapman University museum from their own expansive collection, and Mark Hilbert regularly treats patrons to tours.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The record is good for third-best among all 12 teams seeded sixth or higher in their respective conferences, trailing only the San Antonio Spurs (17-9) and Detroit Pistons (15-5).—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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How about holding the two cops who let a drunk cop go after a DWI accident instead of calling for charges to be dropped?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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One is cynical and snarky, with a sour-to-the-point-of-curdled view of humanity, and the other has a heart full of sentiment, drunk to the point of passing out on the milk of human kindness.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, upending a temporary restraining order put in place by a Tazewell County judge last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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You guys put in the work, and obviously the talent was there.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Maekar refuses, earning a cutting rebuttal from Dunk about the royal upbringing that turned Daeron (Henry Ashton) into a drunken coward and Aerion into an arrogant and cruel madman.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 2018, mixed martial-arts champion Matt Serra was having a family meal in a restaurant when a belligerent drunken man entered, threatening servers and patrons.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My feet would be planted safely and firmly in the grass as the drone performs the dangerous work.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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June-bearing strawberries can be planted in the fall and harvested the following spring, according to Montgomery.—
Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The weather this week will be windy, warm and occasionally wet, with intermittent showers moving in off the Atlantic Ocean.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rivera recommends using warm water to get the sink wet enough that the baking soda adheres to the surface of the sink rather than being washed away.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Minutes later, Porter drilled a step-back jumper that gave the Nets their first lead of the afternoon.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Later in the half, reserve guard Noam Dovrat drilled 4 of 5 3-pointers and Miami's lead reached 27 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Potted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potted. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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