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
Chows are depicted on Chinese pottery dating to the Han dynasty; some lore maintains that this aloof, moody breed evolved in the shadow of the North Pole.
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The show is seeking area artists to exhibit works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, glass, wood and more.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
An on-site museum houses artifacts retrieved from the excavation, including an extensive collection of Salado pottery.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Write a love letter, get a tarot card reading, attend a pottery class, participate in a Puppy Kissing Booth and more.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The show is seeking area artists to exhibit works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, glass, wood and more.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
An on-site museum houses artifacts retrieved from the excavation, including an extensive collection of Salado pottery.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Write a love letter, get a tarot card reading, attend a pottery class, participate in a Puppy Kissing Booth and more.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pottery
ceramics
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Gehry pursued architecture after a ceramics teacher saw his talent for three-dimensional art.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Two years later, she was employed in a ceramics factory in Germany, and then moved to Denmark, in 1963, to work in the stoneware department of the Royal Porcelain Factory, now known as Royal Copenhagen—among the most prestigious places in the world to hone the craft.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Pottery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pottery. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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