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Recent Examples of platter
What better way to ring in the new year than to watch Angie walk into a platter of glasses face-first?
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The food has a variety of influences, from German-style meat platters to Japanese street food.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025
Transfer meat to a platter, remove twine, and cover with foil to keep warm.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
This tureen even comes with a matching platter, perfect for countertop displays or credenza decoration.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The food has a variety of influences, from German-style meat platters to Japanese street food.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025
Transfer meat to a platter, remove twine, and cover with foil to keep warm.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
This tureen even comes with a matching platter, perfect for countertop displays or credenza decoration.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platter
Noun
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The lineup is very left-handed, with six regulars who bat from that side of the plate.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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As the water comes to a boil over low heat, the pot will reverse-brew, meaning the water will go through the funnel, past the filter plate, and out a fountain-like section into the top chamber, also called a collector.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The incident began when the unnamed teen tossed his food tray to the floor, according to an affidavit released Wednesday.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Showers keeps a small collection of vintage lighters on a tray in her living room.—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The team ended its 2025 season with a 4-8 record and did not make it to a bowl game.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Vestar’s founders were bankers at First Boston who left to specialize in buying and selling companies like red plastic cup king Solo and Big Heart Pet Brands, known for Milk-Bones.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Increase salted butter to ¼ cup and onion to 2 cups.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company said the influx briefly overwhelmed its servers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Georgia Power is among several electric companies in the South building new natural gas plants to meet the unprecedented electricity demand for data centers, warehouses packed with servers that power artificial intelligence and our digital lives.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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This option uses hashbrowns instead of tater tots, here's a pancake casserole, and there are always frittatas, biscuits and gravy, and, of course, waffles.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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This indulgent breakfast casserole is made with brioche bread cubes, leeks sauteed in butter, and a rich egg custard.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The San Diego Union reported that the 34-year-old waiter at Little America Westgate Hotel had been badly beaten and stabbed multiple times.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Choose blooming shrubs and understory trees like saucer magnolia and serviceberry.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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And about that flyin’ saucer Billy Schweitzer drew.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Platter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platter. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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