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on a platter
: without effort : very easily
can have the presidency on a platter—
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large platters of hot turkey and ham
The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.
She ordered the seafood platter.
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Place steak on a platter and top with slices of Cowboy butter.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For $90, a platter will hit your table ladened with a tin of caviar, six golden gorditas each the size of a blini, and puréed ayocote beans for dolloping.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Out come a pair of muffin pans, platters, an immersion blender, a mixer, utensils, an egg white cooker, spices and other ingredients.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For $90, a platter will hit your table ladened with a tin of caviar, six golden gorditas each the size of a blini, and puréed ayocote beans for dolloping.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Out come a pair of muffin pans, platters, an immersion blender, a mixer, utensils, an egg white cooker, spices and other ingredients.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Platter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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platter
noun
plat·ter
ˈplat-ər 
1
: a large plate used especially for serving meat
2
: a phonograph record
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