tables 1 of 2

plural of table

tables

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of table

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tables
Noun
Staff cut raw chicken and then proceeded to cut lamb without washing, rinsing and sanitizing cutting boards and prep tables. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Pavarotti sat midway down one of the two long tables beside his parents, who had taken their first international flight to be there. — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Its relatively basic grippers and limited lifting capacity are enough for tasks such as picking up shoes, clothes, and toys, wiping tables, fetching objects, and watering plants. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Today, the strip of Broadway in front of Macy’s is closed to cars, and Broadway for a few blocks to the north and south of 34th Street is heavily traffic-restricted with significant space given over to café tables, bike racks, and the like. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 Standalone tables were covered in white tablecloths, our comfortable teal banquette-chair combo table was not. — Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 Curved sofas, rounded tables and expressive lighting are among the older forms being reconsidered for current interiors, along with irregular silhouettes. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Penthouse suites also have oversized balconies, double chaises, dining tables, and the property’s only soaking tubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tables
Noun
  • Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Speed The speed of a bill counter is self-explanatory — faster counters count more bills in a shorter time frame.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant also serves all-American breakfast, lunch and dinner meals like breakfast casseroles and meatloaf.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The 56-year-old has been getting massages and enjoying Hennessy behind bars, while having special meals like pizza and empanadas prepared for him.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each Thursday-Saturday pairing features two completely different set lists, with no songs repeated between nights.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That figures to change on Monday, however, when the giant vehicle launches for the 14th time.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Projections suggest that if the epidemic continues at its current pace, 25,000 people in Fiji will be living with HIV by 2029, figures that Soqo says would push Fiji's fragile health system to the brink of collapse.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Clean the wood cabinet doors monthly and the interior shelves every three to six months.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • At that point, the question from boards and investors may change.
    — George Achilleos, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Seventeen management, investment and other entities — not including Brightline Trains Florida — elected to file for Chapter 11 late Thursday after separate boards gave their approvals, court records show.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some participants, such as Village of OM, have existing vegan or vegetarian menus.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The menus offer a full set of auto-adjustment features, from autofocus to automatic screen fit.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Tables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tables. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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