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Recent Examples of cutlery
Ceramic ladybugs may appear on the end of whimsical cutlery.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
This summer, our first-ever week dedicated to tabletop explored the history of French silver, stylish serveware, and why every It girl seems to gravitate toward colorful Sabre cutlery.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
By the beginning of the 19th century, however, service à la Russe, with course-by-course platings that required different cutlery for different dishes, was introduced to France from Russia.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The working factory educates visitors about the handmade process of molding and melting copper to create functional artwork, tea cups, cutlery, and various decorative furniture pieces.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
This summer, our first-ever week dedicated to tabletop explored the history of French silver, stylish serveware, and why every It girl seems to gravitate toward colorful Sabre cutlery.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
By the beginning of the 19th century, however, service à la Russe, with course-by-course platings that required different cutlery for different dishes, was introduced to France from Russia.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The working factory educates visitors about the handmade process of molding and melting copper to create functional artwork, tea cups, cutlery, and various decorative furniture pieces.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutlery
Noun
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Dressed ominously in brown combat garb with black leather gloves and a hunting knife strapped to her back, the German actress tries several takes as rush hour revs up.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Using scissors, or knives that aren’t sharp may crush the vascular tissue and prevent the flowers from taking up water, leading to faster decline.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sheet cake is poked with the handle end of a wooden spoon, creating big holes into which the lemon Jell-o (the glaze) was poured.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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For something more funky and futuristic, Alessi’s polished steel spoon holder delivers an ideal blend of form and function.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The farm-to-fork establishments, Ella Dining Room & Bar, Mulvaney's B&L, and The Waterboy all create beautiful, memorable dishes.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The bike features aluminum fenders, a bottle cage mount, and extra mounting points on the fork for carrying touring or bikepacking gear.—
Stefan Ionescu
February 13,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pots, pans, baking sheets, silverware, and bicycle or car parts are not recyclable through community pickups.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The likes of Xabi Alonso, Enzo Maresca and Roberto De Zerbi are intriguing new options, but none offer the combination of experience, tactical flexibility and past silverware than Tuchel, a manager who brings solidity in and out of possession.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Novel staining technique Zankowski’s team used traceable silver and bromine markers to tag cellulose- and latex-derived binders in anodes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Their fourth-place finish in the free skate segment of the team competition proved to be the difference between gold and silver in Team USA’s one-point victory over Japan.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One teaspoon of instant espresso granules.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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In a medium bowl, season the shrimp with the pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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