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

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Recent Examples of silverware The Magpies also won the Carabao Cup, ending the club’s long 70-year wait for a major piece of silverware. Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 England's all-time top scorer, Harry Kane, finally ended his hunt for major silverware last term and starts afresh, hoping to take Die Roten to more plunder this term. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Collecting plates and silverware at secondhand shops can add an heirloom element to your gatherings, even if the pieces are new to your collection. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025 Switch to an insulated lunch bag, stainless steel silverware, and more, from $8. Laura Lu, Parents, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for silverware
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Noun
  • Bold, sculptural silver jewelry worn throughout added a touch of cool, especially on a cool California vibe black tent dress.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Series 11 also has access to a wider range of finishes as it is offered in four aluminum colors (jet black, rose gold, silver, and space gray) and three titanium colors (slate, gold, and natural), whereas the Watch SE 3 only comes in aluminum in midnight and starlight.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That includes floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, flatware, plates and tools.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Allura also showcases a new line of service and flatware, which will eventually be the Jacques standard on other Oceania ships.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Just four minutes later, Decarlos Brown, the passenger behind her, dug into the fold of his clothes and took out what appeared to be a knife.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Zarutska began scrolling on her phone and after a few minutes the man pulled out a knife and stabbed her.
    Danielle Wallace , Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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