Thesaurus results for PLACE SETTING

place setting

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as in setting

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Recent Examples of place setting Then feathers started showing up in places where there were no birds or, at an outdoor dinner, landing on her place setting and no one else’s. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers. — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026 Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025 Add Spode Christmas bread and butter plates to each place setting. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for place setting

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Since then, his settings have become harder to locate in the contemporary world.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
In laboratory settings, people cooperate more when a picture of a pair of eyes is placed on the wall.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of setting

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Game Changer season eight has been all about escalation, with the producers focusing on audacious ideas, technically complicated setups, and bigger, more chaotic casts.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Although the laptop isn’t for the retail market, consumers looking for a triple-screen setup can consider snagging a tri-screen add-on.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Fluid, geometric shapes mimic the soft curves of the flower, rendered in sterling silver and Swarovski Zirconia.

— Simone Cook, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
The form-fitting design featured two thin shoulder straps that held up a nude leather bust with a sweetheart neckline, embellished with silver grommets.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

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