as in silverware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
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as in grey
of the color gray
a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair
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as in to frost
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Recent Examples of silver
Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
The single artwork follows the theme of the track, which sees Kesha being choked by someone who holds a cigarette to her mouth, while another arm holds up a silver telephone to her ear.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Lindsy Van Gelder, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
For its silver anniversary, the BET Awards is pulling out all the stops.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time, 28 July 2021
The inside surface of this object is silvered and 100% reflective (or as close to it as practically possible).
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Something delicate and silver, that goes almost anywhere for evening, or to almost any snazzy daytime event.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
The single artwork follows the theme of the track, which sees Kesha being choked by someone who holds a cigarette to her mouth, while another arm holds up a silver telephone to her ear.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
Adjective
But about three-fourths of Hurdle’s new clients have already decided to join the silver sisterhood, and in those cases, greyblending is all done below the line of demarcation to adapt to the colors of the new growth.
—Lindsy Van Gelder, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
For its silver anniversary, the BET Awards is pulling out all the stops.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Her routine earlier in Tokyo earned her a score of 15.4, the highest anyone has received so far, and stepped up to lead Team USA to silver with an unexpected floor routine when teammate Simone Biles pulled out of competition.
—Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time, 28 July 2021
The inside surface of this object is silvered and 100% reflective (or as close to it as practically possible).
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver
Noun
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Casting your minds back to successful appointments at the Bernabeu in recent years, those who have brought the most silverware have predominantly fallen under the ‘pragmatic’ style of management.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The title win also represents the first time that English striker Harry Kane has ever won silverware with club or country.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Harry was less committed in a grey sweater and blazer.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
10 May 2025
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Troopers began to patrol I-95 South in attempts to locate the grey Jeep bearing Rhode Island registration plates, state police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The nose features aromas of toasted marshmallow, butterscotch, vanilla frosting, and a subtle note of roasted pecans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The Post’s readers tended to be men, often white guys in jeans frosted with grit and paint.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Apple is not legally required to re-admit Fortnite, but the questions now are whether Apple is going to nitpick some specific thing to deny the app that caused all this, or whether Fortnite has somehow pushed the bounds of the results of the case to twist the knife even further.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Home to some of our favorite bedding and bath towels, Brooklinen offers this sheet set, which comes in playful patterns and interesting colors like basil green and a subtle gray and white stripe.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end wore a blue and white graphic T-shirt under a sleek gray blazer paired with matching gray trousers, with his hair slicked back.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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These five designers take flatware to the extreme, creating objects almost too beautiful to use.—
Caroline Newton,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Find quality kitchen products like blenders and flatware to help with your kitchen creations.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The set, which is also priced at $20,000, includes ten forks, ten dessert spoons, ten tea spoons and two salt spoons with a matching fiddle-leaf thread pattern.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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This smaller fork, which sometimes has two tines, other times three, is designed for those pesky happy hour nibbles that tend to roll away from you.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Silver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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