as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
While older shoppers may spring for a full table’s worth of products, said Sofia Stephens, a founder of the Los Angeles housewares and provisions store Bucatini, younger clients are purchasing a single Ginori oval dish ($220) or one place setting of Sabre flatware ($94) to spruce up at-home meals.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
For families Opt for the Paiza Family Suite, complete with a social kitchen with an island (the kitchen has child-height counters and child-friendly flatware).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
However, drying with a towel will reduce water spots on glasses and flatware.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
Prices for dishes and flatware rose 5%.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
For families Opt for the Paiza Family Suite, complete with a social kitchen with an island (the kitchen has child-height counters and child-friendly flatware).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
However, drying with a towel will reduce water spots on glasses and flatware.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
Prices for dishes and flatware rose 5%.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
Noun
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The gold vermeil, which is sterling silver finished in 24-karat gold, is $230, and there’s a sterling silver version for $200.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Available colorways include Carbon (silver and black), Dragon Fruit (light and dark pink), Glacier (blue), Haze (light and dark purple), Heat (red), Iced Latte (beige), Matcha (green), and Rose Gold.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once all of your silverware and utensils are removed, the best bet is to give it a vacuum—either with a handheld dustbuster or a hose attachment.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
15 Apr. 2026
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And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) tracks run down the middle of 7th Street, cutting through West Oakland like a knife between older homes and the industrial areas of the Oakland Port.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The knife sticking out of him has Siri’s DNA on it.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Each tasting menu features a succession of exquisite morsels served in equally exquisite tableware, many of which are antique pieces selected to represent the season and complement each dish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Coward was a steak-and-kidney pie kind of fellow, and the characters in his plays obsessed over their manners, their tableware and their tea.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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