as in flatware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
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Recent Examples of silvers
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skiing has delivered four of the 17 women’s medals for Americans in these Games; Jaelin Kauf got two of those, both silvers in moguls.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
Frisco Wakeland took third with silvers in the first two relays of the day.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old Gu, who was born in the United States and competes for China, has won two silvers in Italy, finishing second in both slopestyle and big air.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
The 31-year-old Goepper had switched to halfpipe for this Olympic cycle after winning two silvers and a bronze in slopestyle in the previous three Games.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Knight won her second Olympic gold medal to go with three silvers.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
France’s Mathis Desloges, who has taken two silvers so far, pulled his team into medal position during the third leg of the race, while Italy’s Federico Pellegrino overcame Finland in the anchor leg to take bronze on home soil in his last Olympics.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
While back-to-back silvers are no small accomplishment, against Stolz, the Dutchman can’t seem to catch a break.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
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With three silvers and three golds to her name across two Olympics, Gu is a freak of nature, extraordinary in every sense of the word.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skiing has delivered four of the 17 women’s medals for Americans in these Games; Jaelin Kauf got two of those, both silvers in moguls.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
Frisco Wakeland took third with silvers in the first two relays of the day.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old Gu, who was born in the United States and competes for China, has won two silvers in Italy, finishing second in both slopestyle and big air.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
The 31-year-old Goepper had switched to halfpipe for this Olympic cycle after winning two silvers and a bronze in slopestyle in the previous three Games.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Knight won her second Olympic gold medal to go with three silvers.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
France’s Mathis Desloges, who has taken two silvers so far, pulled his team into medal position during the third leg of the race, while Italy’s Federico Pellegrino overcame Finland in the anchor leg to take bronze on home soil in his last Olympics.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
While back-to-back silvers are no small accomplishment, against Stolz, the Dutchman can’t seem to catch a break.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvers
Noun
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Serving Zone Plates, serving platters, and flatware can be grouped, ideally near the dining area or kitchen table.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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For families Opt for the Paiza Family Suite, complete with a social kitchen with an island (the kitchen has child-height counters and child-friendly flatware).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Every day, a steady stream of items gets left behind at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports across the world, from pocket knives to headphones to peanut butter and oversized bottles of perfume.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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A couple of people pulled out knives and slipped over to puncture leather hoses pumping water to put out the fire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These ceramic utensil crocks can hold all of your spatulas, spoons, whisks, and more, and the set of two can fit utensils large and small.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Whirlpool recommends alternating spoons and forks and placing those handles down; load knives handles up.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Silvers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvers. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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