as in silverware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
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as in gray
of the color gray
a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair
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Recent Examples of silver
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
She’s nabbed three Olympic silvers and two Olympic bronzes, plus a score of World Championship medals during her nearly two-decade career.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
With silver inventories running low and mine production decreasing over the past decade, many analysts expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist for years.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Rachel Axon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2021
The United States' Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell rallied to silver with a score of 310.80 and Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza took bronze with a score of 299.70.
—Brian Munoz, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
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Noun
Generic silver rounds Private mints produce 1-ounce silver rounds that match government coins in metal content but lack legal tender status and official backing.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
She’s nabbed three Olympic silvers and two Olympic bronzes, plus a score of World Championship medals during her nearly two-decade career.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Police said the suspect, the Elk Grove man taken into custody and later arrested, is the owner of a silver Dodge Ram pickup.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
With silver inventories running low and mine production decreasing over the past decade, many analysts expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist for years.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Imboden’s partner, Ysaora Thibus, helped France to silver in the women’s team foil.
—Rachel Axon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2021
The United States' Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell rallied to silver with a score of 310.80 and Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza took bronze with a score of 299.70.
—Brian Munoz, USA TODAY, 29 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver
Noun
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Hurzeler is probably safe for the rest of the season before a summer review of how things stand for a club with ambitions to build on reaching Europe for the first time in 2022-23 by competing regularly in the top half of the table and for their first domestic silverware.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dishes Plates, silverware, trays, glasses, mixing bowls, casserole dishes, and even cast-iron pans probably line the shelves of your nearby thrift store.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Al-Bakoush, 58, appeared Friday afternoon in federal court in Washington, wearing a gray hoodie and using a wheelchair.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rocky, meanwhile, wore a black double-breasted coat with a tie-waist, a spotty gray-blue shirt and coordinating patterned tie, navy slacks, square toe black loafers, a large Bottega Veneta tote, and Ray-Bans.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Created just in time for Valentine’s Day, this rich chocolate Bundtlet is filled with raspberry purée, topped with signature cream cheese frosting and finished with a silky Dove chocolate heart — available in Bundtlet size only, while supplies last.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The confetti cake and vanilla frosting are reason to party.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The salesperson in the custom knife shop with a $1,200 pizza cutter on offer — albeit the most beautiful pizza cutter I, personally, have ever seen — said that more customers had started to trickle in now that the fervor on Main Street had died down and the roads were clearer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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This month, a pair of do-it-all tongs, a set of flatware for desk lunches, and a triple cream yogurt that's fit for dessert.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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This Method Could Cause a Space Issue While stacking your flatware might be tricky if your drawers aren’t deep, side-by-side storage might cause a problem, too.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
17 Jan. 2026
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At one point at the table, Jane ran a fork down the side of Robert's face, leaving red lines, humiliating him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The fork in the road was right there in front of them, one a direction of resetting, one of augmenting.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Silver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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