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flowerpot

[flou-er-pot] / ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt /
NOUN
jardiniere
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A flowerpot importer expects to replenish its inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

We’re introduced to Derpy in a late-night scene when he emerges from a portal from the Underworld and promptly knocks over a flowerpot.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2025

A flowerpot, a gift for her recent 34th birthday from the Estonian psychologists she works with, sits on the windowsill.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2022

Lindsay-Hogg had secretly slipped a recording device in a nearby flowerpot, but when he played the tape back later, “All I could hear was the crackle of cutlery.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2021

“You must speak clearly, dear,” Mrs. Weasley told Harry as George dipped his hand into the flowerpot.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

At the center, where Kirk’s tent once stood, flowerpots were neatly arranged.

From Slate Oct. 30, 2025

Gradually, painstakingly, Cohen deepened AARON’s range to include human figures, objects like tables and flowerpots, and profusions of leafy plants.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2024

New Delhi has been decked up for the gathering with a brand new summit venue, fountains, flowerpots and illumination along major thoroughfares, alongside thousands of armed security personnel standing guard.

From Reuters Sep. 8, 2023

One, large for his age, made smithereens out of the flowerpots and china because his hands seemed to have the property of breaking everything they touched.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez



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