Thesaurus results for TRAYS

trays

noun

plural of tray

as in plates

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Recent Examples of trays Serving trays for entertaining over $50 This classy Mother of Pearl serving tray is made to order with custom sizing and trim. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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Noun

Behind the grocery aisles, customers will also find a small restaurant serving Middle Eastern specialties like kebabs, shawarma, hummus and rice plates alongside burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Earthquakes are common, especially along Panama’s border with Costa Rica and its Pacific coast, because of the interaction of several tectonic plates, including the Cocos, Nazca and Caribbean plates.

— Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of plates

Noun

Remove bowl from mixer and gently fold in 1½ cups (187 g) all-purpose flour with a rubber spatula, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl, until no large, dry streaks of flour remain.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
With great souvenir cups comes great responsibility, so make sure all you Fresno State fans keep the bones in the stands on Saturday.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cups

Noun

There’s also a subscription option for six, nine or 12 meal prep-style bowls every two weeks.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Inside the restaurant, guests chatted among Dean’s signature Guinness-and-oyster shooters and silver bowls piled high with chips, but the warm fall night meant taking advantage of the sidewalk space also appealed.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowls

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The service The service here is a nod to the turn-of-the-last-century where waiters and barmen wear starched white dinner jackets and a pianist serenades your cocktails in a grand salon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
After the appetizers, waiters arrived in unison to lift silver cloches and reveal blushes, and eyeliners appeared once the main course was cleared.

— Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of waiters

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His ceramic cups sit in saucers that are more like volcano cones, geologic.

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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