as in spoons
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
the metal dipper left in the stew pot was too hot to touch
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Recent Examples of dippers
Spring vegetables are the perfect dippers for cheesy artichoke dip.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Gather your condiments together and label them, then add your dippers at the other end of the platter.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Every time stocks take a step back in reaction to bad news, a relentless wave of buy-the-dippers has sent them back upward again.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Today, Sunnie snack pack dippers, like Flatbread Pizza and S’more, increase their presence not just in natural grocery stores, but today entering 500 Target stores in every state across the US.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Gather your condiments together and label them, then add your dippers at the other end of the platter.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Every time stocks take a step back in reaction to bad news, a relentless wave of buy-the-dippers has sent them back upward again.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Today, Sunnie snack pack dippers, like Flatbread Pizza and S’more, increase their presence not just in natural grocery stores, but today entering 500 Target stores in every state across the US.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dippers
spoons
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In the clip posted by the espnW account, a woman in the stands holds a chocolate and vanilla ice cream cone with sprinkles in one hand and two empty cups with two spoons in the other.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the clip from the April 4 game, the ESPN broadcast team noticed a woman in the stands holding a chocolate and vanilla ice cream cone with sprinkles in one hand and two empty cups with two spoons in the other.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Dippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dippers. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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