as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
The brand also offers a silver cream and liquid polish that removes tarnish and restores shine to flatware, trays, and other decorative pieces.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, flatware, plates and tools.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Allura also showcases a new line of service and flatware, which will eventually be the Jacques standard on other Oceania ships.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The venue also offers many convenient services for couples, such as on-site catering services, dressing rooms and event rentals, including tables, chairs, flatware, glassware, sound equipment, lighting and more, per The Knot.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 June 2021
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, flatware, plates and tools.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Allura also showcases a new line of service and flatware, which will eventually be the Jacques standard on other Oceania ships.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The venue also offers many convenient services for couples, such as on-site catering services, dressing rooms and event rentals, including tables, chairs, flatware, glassware, sound equipment, lighting and more, per The Knot.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
Noun
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The insurance plan is used is the 2026 second lowest-cost silver plan for essential health benefits with age adjustments.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Megan wore a halter-neck black gown complete with an intricate silver asymmetrical belt detail at the hips.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Science Behind the Hack Elkus explained that the marks often seen on white or light-colored dishes are metal deposits left behind by silverware, not scratches in the glaze.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The character was loosely inspired by Ed Gein, a real serial killer and grave robber from Wisconsin who dug up corpses and used their bones and skin to make everything from clothing to furniture and even silverware.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While a decade ago the majority of knife crime perpetrated by young people was related to gangs, this is no longer the case, James Alexander, an associate enterprise fellow in criminology at London Metropolitan University, told CNN.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Homemade knives, called shanks, are plentiful inside the prison, several inmates said.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Vermeil Room showcases a collection of silver-gilt or vermeil tableware, which was donated to the White House by American-heiress Margaret Thompson Biddle in 1956.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Today, Big Night has two locations and a robust online shop that includes home goods, tableware, kitchenware and barware, glasses, and pantry items.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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