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

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Recent Examples of silverware Inzaghi's side sits atop the Serie A standings and is resolutely poised to fight for three pieces of silverware over the next six weeks. David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Salah’s campaign at Liverpool demonstrates that excellence is measured on the pitch, and his record-breaking feats challenge any notion that a lack of continental silverware diminishes his candidacy for the Ballon d’Or. Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for silverware
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Noun
  • Snyder, a Woodbine native, earned gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and silver in Tokyo in 2021.
    Cliff Brunt, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025
  • Chalamet wore a Tom Ford tuxedo and Jenner styled a vintage silver chainmail gown from Atelier Versace’s spring 1999 collection.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • These five designers take flatware to the extreme, creating objects almost too beautiful to use.
    Caroline Newton, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
  • 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

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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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