tables 1 of 2

plural of table

tables

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verb

present tense third-person singular of table

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tables
Noun
Staff cut raw chicken and then proceeded to cut lamb without washing, rinsing and sanitizing cutting boards and prep tables. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Pavarotti sat midway down one of the two long tables beside his parents, who had taken their first international flight to be there. — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Its relatively basic grippers and limited lifting capacity are enough for tasks such as picking up shoes, clothes, and toys, wiping tables, fetching objects, and watering plants. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Today, the strip of Broadway in front of Macy’s is closed to cars, and Broadway for a few blocks to the north and south of 34th Street is heavily traffic-restricted with significant space given over to café tables, bike racks, and the like. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 Standalone tables were covered in white tablecloths, our comfortable teal banquette-chair combo table was not. — Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 Curved sofas, rounded tables and expressive lighting are among the older forms being reconsidered for current interiors, along with irregular silhouettes. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Penthouse suites also have oversized balconies, double chaises, dining tables, and the property’s only soaking tubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tables
Noun
  • The state counters that funding the church school would violate the state's anti-discrimination law.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Mail, keys, reusable bags, lunch containers and water bottles migrate onto counters because no other surface in the home has been assigned to them — which pushes everyday clutter straight into active work zones.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant also serves all-American breakfast, lunch and dinner meals like breakfast casseroles and meatloaf.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The 56-year-old has been getting massages and enjoying Hennessy behind bars, while having special meals like pizza and empanadas prepared for him.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Inspired by the region’s terrain of flat desert basins, mesas, and canyons, residents of New Mexico are drawn to this shade the most.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • India's Election Commission has so far removed more than 130 million names from the voter lists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In other words, Marvell sits at the heart of the AI infrastructure buildout and what the company says Tuesday figures to influence trading in many other AI stocks.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Freddy Peralta has rolled since the Rays acquired him from the New York Mets, and Nick Martinez figures to have a prominent role in the series.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Clean the wood cabinet doors monthly and the interior shelves every three to six months.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The committee said the institutes are governed by Chinese law, are directed by Chinese-majority boards and are aligned with Chinese Communist Party security goals.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • On top of that, there are target boards mounted to the machine that are designed to calibrate specific cameras.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Eco effort The property has taken strides to amp up its sustainability initiatives, which include recycling, supporting the local Hospitality in Action charitable organization, and changing menus based on what is seasonally and locally available.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The crew goes all out for Halloween with their Nightmare on 39th Street pop-up, and both the pop-up and house cocktail menus have received the autumnal treatment.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Tables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tables. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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