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platter

noun

Definition of platter

as in plate

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Recent Examples of platter Delicately mound onto a serving platter and serve immediately. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Like Nancy’s Chopped Salad, it’s laced with Italian antipasto platter flavors. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Then Nixon appears, carrying a glass of water on a silver platter. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Same goes for Kanna, the property's stylish beach club, where even hotel guests pay $255 extra for a Balinese daybed (albeit with a bottle of Moët and a seafood platter). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platter

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Noun

As with all examples, Dufour’s signature and the serial number are engraved onto solid gold plates that are embedded directly into the movement’s bridges.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
The museum is home to much of Picasso’s ceramic work—I was particularly charmed by a wall of plates—as well as paintings and sketches dedicated to Greek mythology.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

Often, Shawn would stand in the doorway of his bedroom and watch the stranger eat off a tray balanced on his lap, arranging each mouthful of food on his spoon with great deliberation before bringing it to his mouth.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Nothing—not a human, not a cheese tray—was meeting its potential.

— Danielle Pergament, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of tray

Noun

Take oyakodon, a saucy chicken and egg rice bowl, or mapo tofu, where spicy tofu sings with ground meat.

— Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
This countertop-friendly frozen dessert machine features five delicious presets for ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowls and frozen yogurt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowl

Noun

Loaded with chicken, this casserole is a perfect main dish to serve alongside steamed rice, garlic bread, or a bright vegetable side dish.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
That might be a big casserole of stuffing, a batch of chocolate chip cookies, or any situation in which adding too little salt would be a hard deficit to overcome later on.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of casserole

Noun

A lot of the appeal of going to theaters is that the performance remains a mystery right up until showtime, a benefit that stealthy filming could threaten, said Bradley, a waiter and theatre director.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
At the time they were cast in Heated Rivalry, Williams and Storrie were both working as waiters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of waiter

Noun

Goddard said she was amused during last week’s performances to serve audiences a complimentary cup and saucer of Abigail’s tea blend and gauge flavor reactions.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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