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vase

[veys, veyz, vahz] / veɪs, veɪz, vɑz /
NOUN
vessel
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Our collective image of a humongous horse on wheels came down from centuries’ worth of artists’ interpretations: A Greek vase from 675 BCE.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It’s a 12th century Qingbai ware prunus vase, a meiping jar.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

In fact, it goes back at least 2,500 years: An ancient vase in the Louvre carries a notice that reads, “Buy me and you’ll get a bargain.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

The video also showed Kim presenting Lukashenko with a large mosaic vase bearing a portrait of the Belarusian, with the North Korean leader appearing to explain that crafting it involved around 30 seashells.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

I wave to the security guard, who peers at me suspiciously as I rip the balloon off the vase, struggling to catch my breath, my lungs protesting all this running.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

These mosquitoes breed in stagnant water like pails, vases and flowerpot plates.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The couple have had the chance to add some of their own flair to the room in the form of artwork that is mounted on the wall, and a few vases and plants.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

The month prior, structural weaknesses prompted the partial closure of one of the galleries hosting Greek vases and offices.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Min used a pair of special wooden tongs to carry out the still-hot vases one by one, and placed them carefully into the cart, where Tree-ear had prepared a bed of straw.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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