as in pottery
a ceramic ware made from a hard, white substance that is very delicate
The family only used their porcelain for their formal Christmas dinner.
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Recent Examples of porcelain
For instance, green tea is typically best in large stoneware, glass or porcelain that don’t have handles.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Yang’s visual language is rich with symbolism and personal mythology: wigs, porcelain, insects, dumplings, and blue forget-me-not petals become narrative anchors, weaving together stories of memory, identity, and legacy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
That random coffee shop that had the most exquisite collection of Arita porcelain and stacks of explicit manga.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
According to the outlet, some composite resin veneers can cost about $250 per tooth and last around five years, while porcelain veneers can go for as much as $2,500 per tooth and last much longer.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Yang’s visual language is rich with symbolism and personal mythology: wigs, porcelain, insects, dumplings, and blue forget-me-not petals become narrative anchors, weaving together stories of memory, identity, and legacy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
That random coffee shop that had the most exquisite collection of Arita porcelain and stacks of explicit manga.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
According to the outlet, some composite resin veneers can cost about $250 per tooth and last around five years, while porcelain veneers can go for as much as $2,500 per tooth and last much longer.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porcelain
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There’s mindfulness in many forms, from various sound baths (the sensory silk cocoon mediation was a highlight) to beginner-friendly gratitude meditations to pottery classes that take a hands-on approach to mindfulness.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Two pottery lids in the chamber featured the heads of coatimundi, or tz'uutz' in Maya.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Here, the rifting of these three tectonically active plates has occurred at different rates.—
Jay Kakade
July 05,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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The Episode 1 montage progresses to a point when Marcus (Lionel Boyce) slides a tray across the counter, which pushes a plate over the edge — spiking viewers’ stress — until Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) catches it.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The plates are made in Portugal and are constructed with long-lasting earthenware (a type of ceramic) that is both microwave and dishwasher safe for easy use and cleanup.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pro tip: Don't settle for paper plates, bring your best china from home.—
Sydney Bergan,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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Southern interior designers know that there are many different ways to enjoy nice china that don't involve dining.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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Large stoneware items, like so many of these second-hand finds, are a reminder of a time gone by.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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This Staub Ceramic Dinnerware 12-piece stoneware place settings branded with the Staub logo on each piece are a great mix of modern design and old-world craftsmanship.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Clothing, shoes, toys, furniture and kitchen wares are among the items needed to help support the ongoing work of the Alliance for African Assistance and its Safari Seconds Thrift Store in San Diego.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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The designer, who met André Perugia on the Riviera a few years earlier, invites the shoemaker to present his wares chez Poiret.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Though consumers likely keep the nostalgia and rarity of the crockery in mind when browsing, very few purchase vintage Pyrex plates, sets, cups or lids for more than a couple of hundred bucks or less.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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The incredible discovery was made after deep sea diver Dom Robinson found a piece of crockery amid the watery remains.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Porcelain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porcelain. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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