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as in counter
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
always offers a well-prepared table for his guests
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the periodic table of chemical elements
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
the table that the innkeeper set out each morning made for a bountiful breakfast indeed
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as in to shelve
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Recent Examples of table
Peter Sullivan, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
He is expected to lead off for the Royals and set the table in front of Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Elias Burke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The original expansion plan, proposed in December and later tabled, included the construction of new buildings in the northwest section of Slade Park, along with a soccer pitch and four pickleball courts in the southwest area, which would have affected two multipurpose fields.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Other options on the table that could lead to coverage losses include imposing work requirements and lowering the federal share of spending for the Medicaid expansion population.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
He is expected to lead off for the Royals and set the table in front of Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Still, Ipswich will be delighted to sign a player a side one point above them had tabled a bid for in July.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The original expansion plan, proposed in December and later tabled, included the construction of new buildings in the northwest section of Slade Park, along with a soccer pitch and four pickleball courts in the southwest area, which would have affected two multipurpose fields.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for table
Noun
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Although Perron in Stl or our own JVR in Philly would be a good counter arguments.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Nets’ offense continued to cool down early in the fourth quarter, turnovers began to pile up, and Philadelphia finally found its counter punch.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The team found that those who ate walnuts had faster reaction times throughout the day and better memory performance by the end of the testing period than those who did not include the nuts in their morning meal.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Grateful to sous chef Tré Burns and the crew for putting together that memorable meal.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Although global oil demand seems slated to plateau in the early 2030s, natural gas consumption is expected to continue to increase well into the 2040s.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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At this point of the season, Week 7, there were about 500 deaths last season, and 600 the year before, but in both of those seasons the deaths had already started to plateau by mid-February.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The executive order gives the Domestic Policy Council 90 days to submit a list of policy recommendations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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California policymakers are considering state ownership of one or more oil refineries The move is among a list of options presented by the California Energy Commission to ensure steady gas supplies as oil companies pull back from the refinery business in the state.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, the recalls did not appear to apply to the agency’s food program, which recently went though a major restructuring to better oversee essential products like infant formula and baby food.—
Matthew Perrone,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The company also brought generative AI into the supply chain, to help its food safety efforts and to identify risks as early as possible across global supply chains.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Pushing out the 12 million to 14 million immigrants tabulated by the U.S. government, or the 35 million asserted by Marco Rubio and others, will take years.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
17 Nov. 2024
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Raymond Babbitt wouldn’t be able to tabulate the number of lawsuits Roy would bring.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Zegras’ flash may not fully mesh with Verbeek’s old-school outlook, though any evaluation of the union has been obfuscated by three serious injuries that have shelved Zegras for swathes of the past two seasons.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
16 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, questions over the right of refugees to return to their original homelands in what is now Israel were shelved.—
Maha Nassar,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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Is Leclerc’s bright future on hold with Hamilton on board?—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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There were also people on board from Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Russia and Georgia.—
David Bolaños,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/table. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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