: a revolving tray used for serving food, condiments, or relishes
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In one segment of the show, Meghan is seen putting together a crudité platter for tennis champion Naomi Osaka on a round marble lazy Susan, much like this one.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
That could be a two-tier shelf, plastic bins, a revolving lazy Susan organizer, plastic drawers, or whatever is most practical for you and your space.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Use a lazy Susan on the bathroom countertop to corral deodorant, sunscreen, and mouthwash.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
In search of our own dining table with its lazy Susan, all of us within arm’s reach of each other, Papa slicing open the mangoes from our tree as dessert.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
Yet, one of the items her brother managed to save was a 5-foot lazy Susan, a keepsake the family cherished for decades, using it every Sunday for family meals, Doran says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Better yet, steal from the dim-sum playbook: Improve accessibility to the dishes on your favorite host’s table with a lazy Susan.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2024
Even without the lazy Susan, the bowl would underscore the home’s Zenlike design, and not compete with the cloudlike pendant light.
—Sydney Wasserman, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
That could be a two-tier shelf, plastic bins, a revolving lazy Susan organizer, plastic drawers, or whatever is most practical for you and your space.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Use a lazy Susan on the bathroom countertop to corral deodorant, sunscreen, and mouthwash.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
In search of our own dining table with its lazy Susan, all of us within arm’s reach of each other, Papa slicing open the mangoes from our tree as dessert.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
Yet, one of the items her brother managed to save was a 5-foot lazy Susan, a keepsake the family cherished for decades, using it every Sunday for family meals, Doran says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Better yet, steal from the dim-sum playbook: Improve accessibility to the dishes on your favorite host’s table with a lazy Susan.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2024
Even without the lazy Susan, the bowl would underscore the home’s Zenlike design, and not compete with the cloudlike pendant light.
—Sydney Wasserman, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Lazy Susan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lazy%20Susan. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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