as in silver
eating and serving utensils
we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of silverware
Keep In Mind It’s not designed to hold silverware and other small objects.
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Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
The set includes plates, cups, napkins, and silverware for 20 guests, plus a banner and tablecloth.
—Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
The Fritz and Zverev quarter-final was a prime example of two men who didn’t quite know how to take control in the rarefied air where silverware is close.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Assuming the Anfield side wants Trent along for the ride under Arne Slot, the hierarchy must convince him that Liverpool is en route to the same silverware.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
The set includes plates, cups, napkins, and silverware for 20 guests, plus a banner and tablecloth.
—Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
The Fritz and Zverev quarter-final was a prime example of two men who didn’t quite know how to take control in the rarefied air where silverware is close.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Assuming the Anfield side wants Trent along for the ride under Arne Slot, the hierarchy must convince him that Liverpool is en route to the same silverware.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silverware
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The Sherman Silver Act had required the government to purchase a monthly allotment of 4.5 million ounces (roughly 280,000 pounds) of silver.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gold edgings and flatware tie them all together like a bow on a package.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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That includes, but is not limited to, bags, bubble wrap, disposable flatware and cutlery, six-pack can holders, prescription-medicine bottles, toy lightsabres, those little table things that keep your pizza from getting smushed, and plastic lawn flamingos.Mark Remy, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Heraclio Mejia, threatened violence against his wife, injured a family member who attempted to de-escalate the situation with a knife, then assaulted a police officer, Joseph said.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The task of silverware placement and napkin arranging begins as a relatively simple one, taught through phonetic devices like B-M-W (bread, meal, water) or various colorful stories that involve the knife protecting the spoon.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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