Thesaurus results for POTTERY

pottery

noun

ˈpä-tə-rē

Definition of pottery next

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 Guests can do dinosaur-fossil digs, go horseback riding, spend a day on nearby Lake Powell, hike the slot canyons, learn candle and pottery making, and watch a Navajo hoop dance performed by a world-championship contender. —

Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026 Here, visitors can wander cobblestone streets and watch artisans create items like textiles and pottery using techniques that have been passed down for generations. —

Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026 Researchers analyzed 85 pottery sherds, of which 58 had identifiable fragments of plants. —

Sam Peters, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 But many other offline, tactile hobbies, like pottery, origami and even blacksmithing, have gained traction online with Gen-Z and millennials recently. —

Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pottery

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ceramics

Noun

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
Gehry pursued architecture after a ceramics teacher saw his talent for three-dimensional art.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025