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Recent Examples of earthenware
Those influences are obvious in the cafe’s look, decorated with Mexican earthenware and a stringed Middle Eastern instrument called an oud.
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Made of clay and feldspar and covered in glaze, this earthenware pottery is celebrated for its timelessness and durability.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
For a crash course on all things yachimun, and to see early examples of the earthenware, check out the Naha City Tsuboya Pottery Museum.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 16 Jan. 2026
Served in a steaming earthenware bowl, the curry is infused with ginger, garlic, and spices, then piled high with vegetables and a choice of meat or seafood.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Made of clay and feldspar and covered in glaze, this earthenware pottery is celebrated for its timelessness and durability.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
For a crash course on all things yachimun, and to see early examples of the earthenware, check out the Naha City Tsuboya Pottery Museum.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 16 Jan. 2026
Served in a steaming earthenware bowl, the curry is infused with ginger, garlic, and spices, then piled high with vegetables and a choice of meat or seafood.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthenware
Noun
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Salish baskets displayed near blackware pottery from Margaret Tafoya.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Now 70, the Mission Hills resident only began showing his pottery at art fairs about five years ago — and promptly took the gold medal at his first showing, a festival in Florence, Italy.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like Sarah, Samuel is a professional artist, known for his ceramics work.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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At Andrew High School, Best of School was awarded to junior Danya Zastawny for a ceramics piece and Visionary Award went to senior Ashley Napierkowski for her mixed media piece.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Earthenware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthenware. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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