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Recent Examples of salver
And maybe a butler is approaching with biscuits on a salver.
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
According to a history of these tables published in Traditional Home magazine in March 2008, that decorative flourish started in the early 1700s in England as the edging on a silver salver — a tray on which tea could be brought out and set down on a tea table.
—Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021
The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn.
—Mike Dunne, sacbee, 28 Feb. 2018
A few minutes later, the valet came back with the same salver holding one cigarette.
—Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Virginia Wade’s Wimbledon champion’s plate — or salver, as any proper Englishwoman would call it — is packed in a box, awaiting her imminent move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to a new apartment near Manhasset, on Long Island.
—Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 13 July 2017
Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
According to a history of these tables published in Traditional Home magazine in March 2008, that decorative flourish started in the early 1700s in England as the edging on a silver salver — a tray on which tea could be brought out and set down on a tea table.
—Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021
The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn.
—Mike Dunne, sacbee, 28 Feb. 2018
A few minutes later, the valet came back with the same salver holding one cigarette.
—Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Virginia Wade’s Wimbledon champion’s plate — or salver, as any proper Englishwoman would call it — is packed in a box, awaiting her imminent move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to a new apartment near Manhasset, on Long Island.
—Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salver
Noun
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But the glaciers don’t stop at the shoreline; instead, colossal floating plates of ice hundreds of meters thick extend over the sea.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That means a 140-pound adult only needs about 53 grams of protein per day, an amount easily reached with a cup of Greek yogurt and a chicken breast, or a serving of tofu with beans.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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A lot of people had been focusing on innovation all around the cups.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Consider adding a large decorative tray to corral coffee table books, candles, and plants, which creates an organized and personable display.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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The thrill of finding an old blow-mold pumpkin or a tin serving tray is a true dopamine hit for me.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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These beans can also be used in soups, stews, salads, curries, and bowls.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the waiter poured for us, one lady refused the wine and ordered a soda.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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The night at Al Baretto ends with a flourishing of sorbet, with a waiter churning the white mound in an iced silver bowl.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s served up on a platter every day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Place cooled cake on a platter.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The connections to the servers in the landing station a mile away had been installed, and a spaghetti of thick black cables lay concealed in the cube below the manhole.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Over the span of seven months, the bot reached 700,000 users, far beyond what his low-cost servers could handle, forcing him to shut it down.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Salver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salver. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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