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flowerpot

[flau-er-pot] / ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt /
NOUN
jardiniere
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"Your flowerpot is a service station," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ceramo Company, a flowerpot importer and distributor in Jackson, Mo., is still struggling to complete its refund requests after multiple tries.

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

That commentary, though, has always been cut with a absurdist twist, whether they’re clad in electric-yellow jumpsuits, matching silver blazers or, of course, those iconic flowerpot hats.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

Even though the day was overcast, I had one of Mother’s old parasols shading both me and the Plant, which was snugly ensconced in a small clay flowerpot.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

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

I spot flowerpots resting on window bars next to first-floor A/Cs, and I think about how new window-unit heat pump designs won’t fit behind those bars—yet.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2023

He was teaching his children how to repurpose them into flowerpots, he said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Malcolm delicately stepped over the flowerpots and put his hands on the planks of the wall.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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