as in silver
eating and serving utensils we keep the silverware in a separate drawer

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Recent Examples of silverware The clip, which shows the senior adviser to President Donald Trump building a shape out of connected silverware, was taken at an event attended by Musk along with the president. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 Both Walmart and Amazon have large sets of lavender-colored plastic silverware. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025 After Newcastle and Liverpool faced each other in the 1974 FA Cup final, with the latter triumphing, the clubs were level on 11 pieces of major silverware each. Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025 Atletico’s realistic hopes of silverware now rested on the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Barca. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silverware
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Noun
  • Upon its arrival at your table, a server will present for inspection an ornate silver dagger, pull it with a flourish from its curved sheath, and proceed to saw off the head of the Mother at approximately her Tropic of Cancer.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The side slit of Rodrigo’s dress revealed the singer’s metallic silver heels.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Find quality kitchen products like blenders and flatware to help with your kitchen creations.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Families and groups would enjoy the full kitchen and dining area, equipped with glassware, flatware, a blender, dishwasher, washer and dryer, microwave, and Keurig coffee maker.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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