platter

plat·ter | \ ˈpla-tər

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Definition of platter

1a : a large plate used especially for serving meat

b : plate sense 3c(2)

2 : a phonograph record

on a platter

: without effort : very easily can have the presidency on a platter— Jonathan Daniels

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Examples of platter in a Sentence

large platters of hot turkey and ham The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw. She ordered the seafood platter.

Recent Examples on the Web The tea itself nestles in the corner of the table, eclipsed by the table’s centerpiece: a conical stack of silver platters loaded with delicate sandwiches, fresh scones and inventive pastries. — Helen Czerski, WSJ, "The Delicate Architecture of Puff Pastry," 3 Jan. 2020 Drink and food specials like the cookie platter paired with a milk punch will be on offer. Lost Lake and Golden Teardrops for some stylish holiday digs. — Joseph Hernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, "Christmas in Chicago: 23 Festive Things to Do This Season," 5 Dec. 2019 This crystal-style platter is the perfect starting block to layer on favorites like brie, sharp cheddar, and goat cheese alongside jams and assorted nuts. — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, "10 must-have deals from Anthropologie's incredible sale," 18 Nov. 2019 The $38 crab cake platter was massively overseasoned one visit, fishy and bland the next. — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "Review: On the hunt for a great crab cake? Don’t go to the Choptank.," 14 Nov. 2019 The platters are usually ceramic, glass or aluminum and work like a record player. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "How To Wipe a Computer of All Your Personal Data," 6 Nov. 2019 Lobster rolls start at $16, soups are $6 to $10 and mixed platters are $12 to $38. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: A tasting tour under Carlsbad’s windmill," 12 Sep. 2019 If running Google weren’t responsibility enough, its head honcho now has another massive job on his platter: helming Alphabet’s entire business. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Besides the proverbial torch, Google founders are passing a laundry list of troubles to Sundar Pichai," 4 Dec. 2019 Throw them on your platter, throw your integrity out the window and take the credit. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "tl;dr: Thanksgiving survival tips, gift guides for exhausted shoppers and how Krampus came to America," 27 Nov. 2019

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12 Jan 2020

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“Platter.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platter. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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