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On the city’s famed Magnificent Mile, large concrete flowerpots, overflowing with tulips and other blooms, are used as security measures against cars, a practice known as crime prevention through environmental design.—Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 This includes using insect repellent, getting rid of items that hold standing water around the home — such as flowerpots and bird baths — and using screens on doors and windows to keep mosquitoes out.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, so dump out water in old tires, flowerpots and bird baths.—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 Get crafty this Earth Day and make terrariums, paint your own flowerpots, create your own patterns with plant pounding.—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flowerpot
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