: a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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Among the targets, Bessent wrote on X, were teapot refineries.
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Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Smaller refineries, known as teapot refineries, typically are the buyers of Iranian oil.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Versions appeared on teapots and woodcuts and the masthead of William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Fans also pointed out that another look Gaga wore in the music video, a porcelain top that matched the delicate teapot in her hands, seemed to be a nod to her 2009 performance with Pet Shop Boys at the Brit Awards.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Smaller refineries, known as teapot refineries, typically are the buyers of Iranian oil.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Versions appeared on teapots and woodcuts and the masthead of William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teapot. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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teapot
noun
tea·pot
ˈtē-ˌpät 
: a pot that is used for brewing and serving tea and that has a spout
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