as in plates
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucers
This means emptying out saucers, watering cans, and baby pools.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Empty bird baths, kiddie pools, buckets and plant saucers every few days.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
That includes plant saucers, watering cans, buckets, wheelbarrows, tarps, birdbaths and rain barrels.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Fix leaky faucets, clean gutters and remove standing water from sources like birdbaths, plant saucers, and clogged drains that ants can use as a water source.
—Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Empty birdbaths, kiddie pools, buckets and plant saucers every few days.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Birdbaths, plant saucers, buckets and toys should be emptied regularly.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Vector control officials advise that people walk their yards once a week to dump and drain standing water from buckets, containers and plant saucers, where mosquitoes typically lay their eggs.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Crofton Teacups and Saucers Sip your favorite teas in style with this set of two teacups and saucers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Empty bird baths, kiddie pools, buckets and plant saucers every few days.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
That includes plant saucers, watering cans, buckets, wheelbarrows, tarps, birdbaths and rain barrels.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Fix leaky faucets, clean gutters and remove standing water from sources like birdbaths, plant saucers, and clogged drains that ants can use as a water source.
—Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Empty birdbaths, kiddie pools, buckets and plant saucers every few days.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Birdbaths, plant saucers, buckets and toys should be emptied regularly.
—Ryan Brennan
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Vector control officials advise that people walk their yards once a week to dump and drain standing water from buckets, containers and plant saucers, where mosquitoes typically lay their eggs.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Crofton Teacups and Saucers Sip your favorite teas in style with this set of two teacups and saucers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucers
plates
Noun
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The small but potent plates are Korean in contours with occasional forays to France and Italy.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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To have all those plates spinning.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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“Saucers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucers. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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