as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay
we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store
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Recent Examples of pottery
Think pottery classes, watercolor lessons, baking, gardening, book clubs, Pilates, surf lessons and dance classes like hip hop.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
That’s not just painting, but sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, metalwork, textiles and a lot more.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026
From the Green and Ivy pottery booth kids could paint decorative clay pieces and turn them into key chains or magnets while people of all ages could fill a pot with soil and plant succulents.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
That’s not just painting, but sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, metalwork, textiles and a lot more.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026
From the Green and Ivy pottery booth kids could paint decorative clay pieces and turn them into key chains or magnets while people of all ages could fill a pot with soil and plant succulents.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pottery
ceramics
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Like Sarah, Samuel is a professional artist, known for his ceramics work.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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At Andrew High School, Best of School was awarded to junior Danya Zastawny for a ceramics piece and Visionary Award went to senior Ashley Napierkowski for her mixed media piece.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Pottery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pottery. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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