pots 1 of 2

plural of pot
1
as in pools
the total of the bets at stake at one time everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars

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2
as in loads
a considerable amount made a pot of money in the real estate market

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3
as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age

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pots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pot

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Noun
  • Opt for one of 10 private suites with plunge pools and personal chefs.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Guests can choose from accommodations with private balconies, swim-up access, or their very own plunge pools.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the vast corridors of large corporations, trust humanizes the workplace.
    Ricky Muddimer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Let’s stop pretending that all corporations treat their employees and customers well.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Large chunks of the pier were left floating in the water.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For those of us on the outside, splitting the campaign into smaller chunks can offer us a bit more insight than simply looking at the league table, especially as the campaign progresses.
    Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • With catering, families can avoid the expense of purchasing and preparing large quantities of food, which can often go to waste.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the mountains can’t make snow if temperatures aren’t cold enough, and natural snow has only been falling in large quantities later in the season in recent years at many resorts, according Andria Huskinson, communication and public relations manager at Solitude.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But that expansion did not go quite as planned, as hundreds of drivers received erroneous tickets.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In California alone, hundreds of cattle herds and poultry flocks have tested positive.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, as bureaucratic snafus delayed the release of about a dozen January 6-ers from the DC jail, protesters gathered outside.
    Tess Owen, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Walmart is out to wow you with today's tech deals.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But that’s certainly not where the Black Friday-esque Ugg deals at Rue La La end.
    Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Pots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pots. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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