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as in silver
eating and serving utensils
during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives
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as in dinnerware
dishes used for eating or serving food or drink
the couple would take out their good tableware only on special occasions
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Recent Examples of tableware
The best new statement tableware lets form and hue do the talking before anything is poured or plated.
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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
The holiday season gives party hosts plenty of opportunities to break out their most festive and special tableware.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The Art of Paul Scott' See how artist Paul Scott takes unassuming blue-and-white cultural designs on tableware to create poignant social commentary.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
More cookware, tableware, and appliances are up to 35 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
The holiday season gives party hosts plenty of opportunities to break out their most festive and special tableware.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The Art of Paul Scott' See how artist Paul Scott takes unassuming blue-and-white cultural designs on tableware to create poignant social commentary.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
More cookware, tableware, and appliances are up to 35 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableware
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Precious metals continued to reach new heights Monday, but in a rare phenomenon, silver is actually moving faster than gold.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Excavators digging at Sizewell C found 321 silver coins last year, dating back between 1036 and 1044.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Red Wing, Minnesota, was home to the manufacture of utilitarian stoneware, art pottery, and dinnerware from 1861 until 19671.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
29 Jan. 2026
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Take the ceramic shapes of Bordallo Pinheiro’s dinnerware.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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After that, Pegula won two more major titles each of the next two years, and won three last year, picking up silverware at the Austin Open, the Charleston Open, and Germany’s tournament on grass, the Bad Hamburg Open.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Keep walking: The back of the shop — where a staff of women formerly sold sets of silverware and fine service china to newlyweds — is now something of a historical shrine.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cultivating community Against the backdrop of a retail climate that’s more challenging than ever, designers chose to strip back their show settings and focus on the humanity behind the designs.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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Apart from the logistical challenges, the setting demands a certain stately nostalgia.—
Shamilee Vellu,
Travel + Leisure,
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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Silver Flatware Authentic silver flatware is worth holding onto or reselling, not tossing into the donation bin.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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While the sentimental value of her china is priceless and can never be matched, there are still plenty of legacy brands to shop gorgeous china sets from that maintain the premium quality of her original pieces in new patterns and upgraded designs.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sadly, there's no china in the book.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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Court documents say Shade removed the knife from the scene of the stabbing and discarded it in the parking lot to hide from police.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hellrigl is responsible for the food at the conference, and her touch is everywhere — bamboo utensils, paper plates, plastic-free coffee cups — along with the fresh fruit and whole-grain veggie kiosks lining the hallways.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The lobby, reminiscent of a living room, is designed with a mix of rattan lanterns, locally made ceramics, antique blue-and-white porcelain plates, potted plants, and piles of books.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Tableware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableware. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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