plural silver dollars
1
: any of various U.S. coins made chiefly of silver and having a face value of one dollar
variants
or less commonly silver dollar
plural silver dollar plants also silver dollars
: money plant sense 1
This year we decided to leave the usual Christmas ornaments in the box and decorate the house solely with cuttings from our winter woods. We spent a lovely morning gathering pine and cedar boughs … and even found some silver dollar plant seed discs to add a silvery shimmer to our nature collection.—
Catherine Cardinal
Catherine CardinalThe flowering plant yields purple blossoms, although the silver dollar is best-known for its large, flat seed pods, which are often dried and sold commercially.—Nancy O'Donnell
Nancy O'DonnellExamples of silver dollar in a Sentence
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The children’s buffet offers chicken tenders, waffle fries, macaroni and cheese, and silver dollar pancakes.
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Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
So Jesse gets up in front of this crowd of kids, and their eyes were big as silver dollars.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
At each of the chain’s grand openings in Jacksonville that year, the first customers received a free silver dollar.
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Ashley Ferrer,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Feb. 2026
With a hint of lemon, these fluffy silver dollar pancakes are a sweet way to start the day.
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Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Jackson dazzles in other ways, too, such as the 4,000 Morgan silver dollars on display at the eponymous bar and inside the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, another requisite après-ski joint when visiting town.
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Crai S Bower,
Outside,
24 Nov. 2025
Its manifesto centered on curtailment of the power of the railroads, federal loans to aid farmers in debt, and currency reform that entailed reintroducing Hamilton’s old silver dollar alongside the gold dollar to ease monetary conditions, which would give debtors a chance to clear their loans.
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David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
The set includes a couple of different variations of GIR’s cult favorite mini silicone spatulas, along with a flipper that’s perfect for silver dollar pancakes and a whisk that’s the ideal size for emulsifying small batches of salad dressing or beating eggs and milk in a liquid measuring cup.
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Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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Pacemakers like Sheehy’s are small devices, roughly the size of a silver dollar, placed under the skin.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The children’s buffet offers chicken tenders, waffle fries, macaroni and cheese, and silver dollar pancakes.
—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
So Jesse gets up in front of this crowd of kids, and their eyes were big as silver dollars.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
At each of the chain’s grand openings in Jacksonville that year, the first customers received a free silver dollar.
—
Ashley Ferrer,
Florida Times-Union,
4 Feb. 2026
With a hint of lemon, these fluffy silver dollar pancakes are a sweet way to start the day.
—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Jackson dazzles in other ways, too, such as the 4,000 Morgan silver dollars on display at the eponymous bar and inside the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, another requisite après-ski joint when visiting town.
—
Crai S Bower,
Outside,
24 Nov. 2025
Its manifesto centered on curtailment of the power of the railroads, federal loans to aid farmers in debt, and currency reform that entailed reintroducing Hamilton’s old silver dollar alongside the gold dollar to ease monetary conditions, which would give debtors a chance to clear their loans.
—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
The set includes a couple of different variations of GIR’s cult favorite mini silicone spatulas, along with a flipper that’s perfect for silver dollar pancakes and a whisk that’s the ideal size for emulsifying small batches of salad dressing or beating eggs and milk in a liquid measuring cup.
—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Silver dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20dollar. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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