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an article intended for use in work
participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils
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Recent Examples of utensils
How to Remove Grease from a Range Hood Before beginning the cleaning process, clear the cooktop or stove of any utensils and ensure the burners are off.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Metal utensils, aluminum foil, and other materials should not be microwaved.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
While some condiments last for months or even years before opening, after opening, exposure to air, moisture, and contaminated utensils can speed up spoilage.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
People beat on drums and toddlers banged on kitchen pans with utensils.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The bright red handle is also easy to spot in your cluttered utensils drawer.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Health inspectors cited the halal Mediterranean restaurant for keeping cooking utensils in unsafe locations and having unapproved equipment.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Special items — serving utensils, such as, spreaders and cheese knives, spoons and forks of various sizes, and tongs.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
To enjoy lamb chops like a local, get your hands a little dirty (no utensils, please) and make sure to bite off the thin strip of meat that attaches to the bone from top to bottom—one of my favorite bits.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Metal utensils, aluminum foil, and other materials should not be microwaved.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
While some condiments last for months or even years before opening, after opening, exposure to air, moisture, and contaminated utensils can speed up spoilage.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
People beat on drums and toddlers banged on kitchen pans with utensils.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The bright red handle is also easy to spot in your cluttered utensils drawer.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Health inspectors cited the halal Mediterranean restaurant for keeping cooking utensils in unsafe locations and having unapproved equipment.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Special items — serving utensils, such as, spreaders and cheese knives, spoons and forks of various sizes, and tongs.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
To enjoy lamb chops like a local, get your hands a little dirty (no utensils, please) and make sure to bite off the thin strip of meat that attaches to the bone from top to bottom—one of my favorite bits.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utensils
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Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Make sure all ingredients and tools are as cold as possible.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cornell would arrive at the scene of these disturbances in a suit and tie, carrying a bag containing notepads, tape recorders, cameras and, on occasion, other, homemade instruments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Utensils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utensils. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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