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as in counters
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end
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as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
always offers a well-prepared table for his guests
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as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the periodic table of chemical elements
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as in figures
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as in shelves
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Recent Examples of tables
Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests can expect amenities like complimentary in-room refreshments, a game room stocked with billiards tables and classic board games, and a modern fitness center equipped with infrared saunas.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
The two ottomans that enhance comfort double as dining tables thanks to tops that lift back via a strut system.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Build capabilities for generative engine optimization (GEO) with structured facts, schema markup, comparison tables, FAQs, and fresh customer data feeds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Surveillance footage from inside the Domino’s shows pandemonium — customers wearing Halloween accessories, people standing on tables and chairs and others recording on their phones as tensions escalated.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the dining tables behind the lanes begin to fill up, belonging to the Alley Restaurant.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
With all three founders in attendance, the night kicked off with several tables hosting chess boards and members filing in.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Then, a couple months later, Curtis was having dinner with Melanie Griffith and her then-husband Steven Bauer at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, and Guest was there, two tables away, facing Curtis.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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The reason for the parade of customers, many of them first-time visitors, was the boxes of free fruits and vegetables -- apples, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and onions -- sitting atop two tables and inside multiple boxes under them.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests can expect amenities like complimentary in-room refreshments, a game room stocked with billiards tables and classic board games, and a modern fitness center equipped with infrared saunas.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
The two ottomans that enhance comfort double as dining tables thanks to tops that lift back via a strut system.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Build capabilities for generative engine optimization (GEO) with structured facts, schema markup, comparison tables, FAQs, and fresh customer data feeds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Surveillance footage from inside the Domino’s shows pandemonium — customers wearing Halloween accessories, people standing on tables and chairs and others recording on their phones as tensions escalated.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the dining tables behind the lanes begin to fill up, belonging to the Alley Restaurant.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
With all three founders in attendance, the night kicked off with several tables hosting chess boards and members filing in.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Then, a couple months later, Curtis was having dinner with Melanie Griffith and her then-husband Steven Bauer at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, and Guest was there, two tables away, facing Curtis.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tables
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Wipe down any small appliances (don’t forget underneath), bottles or storage containers, or decorations on your counters to remove dust or grease buildup every week.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The defense counters that there was also a flashing light.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since its founding, the organization has delivered over 72 million meals in total and has committed to eliminating elder hunger in New York City by 2040.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Try to eat breakfast soon after waking, keep mealtimes regular, and avoid heavy meals right before bed.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the technology often appears tacked on to lists of renewable energy resources like wind and solar, battery energy storage systems are finally having their own moment.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thai content generated more than 750 million viewership hours on Netflix in 2024 alone, with over 15 Thai titles reaching the platform’s global top 10 non-English lists.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nevada, which also often figures early in the presidential primary calendar, saw visits this year from Ocasio-Cortez in March, Pritzker and Khanna in August, and Gallego and Kelly in September.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The State Board of Elections reports municipal turnout figures online back to 2015, and this year’s participation is the strongest in that span.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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In addition to races for mayor and boards in eight towns, this year’s ballot included a countywide transportation referendum that carried long-term implications for rail, roads and transit funding.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The results are not considered final or official until certified by county election boards.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Kicking off the third quarter, McDonald's Snack Wraps returned to menus for the first time in nine years.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, food aboard the International Space Station and the Tiangong leaves much to be desired, with the menus reading like something more suited to iron rations for a Round Britain yacht race than a decent meal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Within minutes, guests can be standing beneath the stone arches of Arches National Park, 4 miles away, or surveying mesas and buttes in Canyonlands National Park, 30 miles southwest, where the Colorado and Green rivers have carved the landscape for centuries.—
Cari Shane,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.—
Nate Perez,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tables. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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