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flowerpot

[flou-er-pot] / ˈflaʊ ərˌpɒt /
NOUN
jardiniere
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Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

Even the job title insinuates that we are not people, but literal background—like a painting or flowerpot that is placed on a table to make the walls look less bare.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2023

Only did it twice in my life—once when he sat on the paper flowerpot I’d made for Ma at school, and once when he saw me with my pants down in the bathroom.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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

We come to a row house with a garden filled with leafy plants growing up trellises and flowerpots on each of the steps.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

To protect yourself from mosquitoes, experts recommend emptying any standing water around your home, including in flowerpots and pet bowls, to reduce breeding grounds for the insects.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2023

The second thing is that there are bombshells everywhere — repurposed as flowerpots, as planters, as coffee shop décor.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

He couldn’t have said why; it was very similar to a dozen others, with its first-floor balcony laden with flowerpots and its tables and chairs on the pavement outside, but it welcomed him.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman



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