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
Designed for sharing and connection at the table, the Big Night Out experience includes cheese fondue paired with artisan breads and fresh dippers, a salad course, premium entrée fondue and a chocolate fondue finale served with sweet treats and fresh fruit.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Stir the main ingredients up in a bowl, top with garnishes, and serve with your favorite dippers for an easy appetizer.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Serve with dippers such as pita bread, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, and/or and celery.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Authorities say the items include the Rotisserie Chicken Salad and Gourmet Grape Chicken Salad sold in the store's deli department display as well as pre-packaged products, which include chicken salad sandwiches, croissants, pitas, and dippers.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 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
Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Stir the main ingredients up in a bowl, top with garnishes, and serve with your favorite dippers for an easy appetizer.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Serve with dippers such as pita bread, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, and/or and celery.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Authorities say the items include the Rotisserie Chicken Salad and Gourmet Grape Chicken Salad sold in the store's deli department display as well as pre-packaged products, which include chicken salad sandwiches, croissants, pitas, and dippers.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Apr. 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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At 10 feet, the ceiling of The Wilder’s dim drinking den is a perfect playground to practice before the event, tall enough to windmill bar spoons between his fingers, toss vodka skyward and catch bottles behind his back.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Awkward wooden forks and spoons have been around for years.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Dippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dippers. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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