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
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.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dill pickle chips make great dippers and amplify the pickle flavor.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
And get creative with the dippers!
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dill pickle chips make great dippers and amplify the pickle flavor.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
And get creative with the dippers!
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dippers
spoons
Noun
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Remove the marrow from the bones with marrow spoons or butter knives.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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There were rarely more than three or four casts between strikes and there were places along the shore, where snags lay thick or grass beds provided cover, that sent a fish out to each cast as surely as the spoons touched the water.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Dippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dippers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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