as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
In the case of flatware, the analogous dish might be ice cream alone, where the fork would be superfluous.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Should there still be plates and flatware at their spot, or only glasses?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Save a whopping 62 percent on this 65-piece set of flatware from Mikasa, and Malacasa’s white porcelain plate and bowl grouping that serves six people is now $88 for a total of 24 pieces.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Holden Flatware Set Don't forget to add a flatware set to the list of table essentials.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Should there still be plates and flatware at their spot, or only glasses?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Save a whopping 62 percent on this 65-piece set of flatware from Mikasa, and Malacasa’s white porcelain plate and bowl grouping that serves six people is now $88 for a total of 24 pieces.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Holden Flatware Set Don't forget to add a flatware set to the list of table essentials.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
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Snyder, a Woodbine native, earned gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and silver in Tokyo in 2021.—
Cliff Brunt,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2025
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The legendary icon wore a sweeping white gown adorned with sparkling crystals and silver beading, designed in collaboration with Nigerian-American fashion stylist Ugo Mozie.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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Casting your minds back to successful appointments at the Bernabeu in recent years, those who have brought the most silverware have predominantly fallen under the ‘pragmatic’ style of management.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The title win also represents the first time that English striker Harry Kane has ever won silverware with club or country.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Apple is not legally required to re-admit Fortnite, but the questions now are whether Apple is going to nitpick some specific thing to deny the app that caused all this, or whether Fortnite has somehow pushed the bounds of the results of the case to twist the knife even further.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Formerly called Richard Ginori, the firm’s artisans have been producing luxury porcelain tableware and other elements for the home for nearly 300 years.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 May 2025
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Bloomingdale’s 34-piece AQUA capsule offers fans a way to mirror the show’s visuals, while CB2’s new interiors line—spanning tableware to upholstered furniture—reimagines the White Lotus spa aesthetic in tangible form.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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