as in silver
eating and serving utensils
we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of silverware
After all, there are plenty of furniture stores and plenty of shops that sell everything from dishware and silverware to art, candlesticks and vases.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Star reporters found that the front door was locked, the silverware was wrapped into neat napkins and workers in the restaurant next door had no clue law enforcement had been in the area.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
In the aftermath of the Carabao Cup final, which delivered Newcastle United’s first piece of silverware in half a century, a moment between Virgil Van Dijk and Alexander Isak caught the attention of disappointed Liverpool fans.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
As for me, my silverware was silver-plated, and held no sentimental value.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Star reporters found that the front door was locked, the silverware was wrapped into neat napkins and workers in the restaurant next door had no clue law enforcement had been in the area.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
In the aftermath of the Carabao Cup final, which delivered Newcastle United’s first piece of silverware in half a century, a moment between Virgil Van Dijk and Alexander Isak caught the attention of disappointed Liverpool fans.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
As for me, my silverware was silver-plated, and held no sentimental value.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silverware
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Kerley won the 2022 world championships in the event, and silver in the Tokyo Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
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
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Part of owning anything is taking good care of it, and from sterling flatware to outdoor garden ornaments, Southerners maintain their belongings with pride.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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Jacob allegedly called his father during the confrontation and told him his husband had been preventing him from leaving the apartment and threatening him with a knife, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The silver knife, relic of little dead Mary, over which Fanny’s sisters quarrel, is a disturbing accessory amid Portsmouth’s squalor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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