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Recent Examples of tray
Space was at a premium, and the freezer only held an ice cube tray.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Put the wings on a sheet tray in the fridge overnight.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The packable device loops over your seatback tray table, instantly elevating your legs, relieving pressure from your hips, and creating a more relaxed and comfortable long-haul flight experience.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Put the wings on a sheet tray in the fridge overnight.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The packable device loops over your seatback tray table, instantly elevating your legs, relieving pressure from your hips, and creating a more relaxed and comfortable long-haul flight experience.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tray
Noun
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Place the items in a bowl, add the fruit and enjoy.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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As Jays fans, tucked in the last rows of the upper bowl, stood in anticipation, Yesavage reached up to them with his high release point and sent splitters, fastballs and sliders by the Yankees.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Try adding a spoon of Lion’s Brain Honey ― golden honey infused with lion’s mane mushrooms ― to your next cup of joe.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Grab a cup of coffee and let's boogie!—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Using tongs, transfer chicken to serving platter and tent with aluminum foil.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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When not in use, display the platter as décor on your counter, dining table, or bar.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Semiconductors and the servers that sit inside data centers have underpinned the development of artificial intelligence models and applications.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bust marks one of the largest communications threats uncovered within the country, with over 300 SIM servers filled with more than 100,000 SIM cards discovered throughout various sites within the tri-state area.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Southern Living’s recipe catalog is proof that there are countless delicious ways to cook up a breakfast casserole, but for some reason, this Cheesy Sausage-And-Croissant Casserole has stuck with our family.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cassandra Peterson shares her wildest dinner party story to celebrate the release of her new spooky cookbook (hat casserole not included).—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Come dinnertime, waiters clad in starched jackets pour dry local wines and serve hearty portions of homemade pasta with a flourish.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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First, the waiters bring out a tray of poblano peppers topped with a green, white and red bow.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set the pot in a tub or deep saucer filled with enough water to submerge the drainage holes in the bottom of the container.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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People have seen weird stuff in the sky for thousands of years, and only in the last eighty have flying saucers been a popular interpretation.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Tray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tray. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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