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Recent Examples of place setting
Lewis, sitting nearby, stared at his place setting.
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Don’t be surprised to find an ash tray by your place setting or locals rising spontaneously to dance.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum asked Jewish families to leave an empty place setting for the hostages to mark their time in captivity.
—Abeer Salman, Dana Karni, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Gavin Rossdale's holiday table keeps an extra place setting for an unexpected guest.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Don’t be surprised to find an ash tray by your place setting or locals rising spontaneously to dance.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum asked Jewish families to leave an empty place setting for the hostages to mark their time in captivity.
—Abeer Salman, Dana Karni, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Gavin Rossdale's holiday table keeps an extra place setting for an unexpected guest.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for place setting
Noun
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That highlights the need for all road users to be prepared for different scenarios in unfamiliar settings.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The viral TikTok video shows Lukman getting ready for work inside her pod, which is housed in a warehouse-style setting where each unit appears to contain only enough space for a mattress.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All the while, Cook spots a cutback lane to the interior, gives a couple of setup steps and zooms up the field for another big gain.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The request for the setup came from the defense, the court announced over the weekend.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Late in the novel, the narrator begins taking metalwork classes, hoping to make something out of the items she’s always collected—stones, crystals, scraps of silver.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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Here, the stark shade, previously yellow, was tinged with silver and white hues.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place%20setting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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