as in silverware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
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as in grey
of the color gray
a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair
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as in to frost
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Recent Examples of silver
Brian Munoz, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
Her routine earlier in Tokyo earned her a score of 15.4, the highest anyone has received so far, and stepped up to lead Team USA to silver with an unexpected floor routine when teammate Simone Biles pulled out of competition.
—Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time, 28 July 2021
Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Watts completed her look with a pair of strappy metallic silver sandal heels.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The silver unit is designed to look like aluminum, with an appearance that changes depending on the angle of the light.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The United States' Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell rallied to silver with a score of 310.80 and Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza took bronze with a score of 299.70.
—Brian Munoz, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
Her routine earlier in Tokyo earned her a score of 15.4, the highest anyone has received so far, and stepped up to lead Team USA to silver with an unexpected floor routine when teammate Simone Biles pulled out of competition.
—Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time, 28 July 2021
Adjective
Black’s family was waiting in the hallway, unaware of the drama happening behind a set of closed silver doors.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Watts completed her look with a pair of strappy metallic silver sandal heels.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Every Japan fan dressed in a blue jersey who passed by their tent got a flow of silver agave liquor poured into their mouths.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The silver unit is designed to look like aluminum, with an appearance that changes depending on the angle of the light.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver
Noun
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Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Magpies also won the Carabao Cup, ending the club’s long 70-year wait for a major piece of silverware.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The trend isn’t one-sided either, as clips have surfaced of brides being the ones to start the frosting fight, like in this TikTok video where a bride smashes a piece of cake on her groom’s face.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Frost advisories remain in place across parts of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York as temperatures in the low 30s could be conducive to frost formation overnight and into Tuesday morning.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just four minutes later, Decarlos Brown, the passenger behind her, dug into the fold of his clothes and took out what appeared to be a knife.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska began scrolling on her phone and after a few minutes the man pulled out a knife and stabbed her.—
Danielle Wallace , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mary Anne MacLeod grew up in a suburb, a village called Tong — really just a cluster of houses, including the early 20th century squat gray stucco bungalow that was her family's home.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, companies that enable gray-zone transactions face heightened scrutiny.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That includes floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, flatware, plates and tools.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Allura also showcases a new line of service and flatware, which will eventually be the Jacques standard on other Oceania ships.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In recent years, Ibiza’s farm-to-fork movement has exploded, with trendy regenerative destination restaurants like Juntos Farm.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Top with the remaining pastry and use a fork to crimp the edges of the pastry together.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Silver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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