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Recent Examples of platter
Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the mixture onto each pepper strip, roll up, and arrange on a serving platter.
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
In Cool Water Set the zip-top bag with the frozen meat in a sink or large bowl, cover it with cold water, and weigh the package of meat down with something heavy, like a skillet or big platter.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Place greens, remaining shallots, herbs, and radishes or cucumber, if using, in a large shallow bowl or on a platter, and add a little more of the dressing.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Transfer stuffed peppers to a platter.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
In Cool Water Set the zip-top bag with the frozen meat in a sink or large bowl, cover it with cold water, and weigh the package of meat down with something heavy, like a skillet or big platter.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Place greens, remaining shallots, herbs, and radishes or cucumber, if using, in a large shallow bowl or on a platter, and add a little more of the dressing.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Transfer stuffed peppers to a platter.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platter
Noun
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The collection comes with hosting essentials — a serving platter, serving bowl, dinner plates, coasters, and napkins — all inscribed with tongue-in-cheek barbs the comedians helped come up with.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Also offered for a limited time is Chicken Cauli plate.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Host Craig Melvin gifted the players with Michael Jordan's Cincoro tequila, along with a tray of breakfast sandwiches carried by Roker.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Chop it up finely, then put it in an ice cube tray with a thin layer of water on top.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Other legendary acts that have performed in the bowl include The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and more.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Set aside In a separate bowl, whip the cream with the cornstarch and confectioner’s sugar.—
Mary Ann Esposito,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Noun
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His eyes had rested on a flimsy plastic cup that had been abandoned on the sink, holding ragged lime slices and a slush of ice that was causing little beads of condensation to form on its sides.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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And the Clay problem demands blowup in an infinite fluid—less a cup of coffee, more a boundless sea.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
Noun
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One person remembers musing during his first week about buying a fleet of new computer servers, and being told to purchase them right away.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Data centers require large volumes of water to cool their server farms running 24 hours a day, a resource conflict Fortune has documented from Georgia to Arizona, where developers were using water in communities already experiencing stress.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Buffalo wing casserole, cheeseburger pie, chicken broccoli casserole, chicken tetrazzini and Nana’s chicken pot pie are all designed to go from freezer to table in 30 minutes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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This creamy, cheesy chicken casserole is one of our most popular recipes of 2026 for a reason.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Noun
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My regular waiter, Ryan, always had a glass of orange juice waiting for me at breakfast; my cabin attendant Sabrine kept my fridge stocked with sparkling water; and bartender Dennis always had my cocktail ready to go for me following dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Above the minibar are Kemp’s pretty teacups and saucers designed for Wedgewood.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Add saucers under containers to catch water to prevent staining the balcony surface and reduce the amount of water dripping on the downstairs neighbors.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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“Platter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platter. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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