as in silverware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
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of the color gray
a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair
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Recent Examples of silver
Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Row upon row of elaborate trimmings are composed of interlocking streams of fluid silver, their chain-like pattern more visually felt than precisely illustrated.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.
—Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
These 400 silvered glass panels, tucked into the western edge of that hot, hot desert, are there to generate heat 15 times that amount.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
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Noun
The Frankfurt silver inscription is an engraving on silver foil that consists of 18 lines written in Latin.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Row upon row of elaborate trimmings are composed of interlocking streams of fluid silver, their chain-like pattern more visually felt than precisely illustrated.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Police are looking for a silver 2006 Honda Accord with California plate 9NNZ977, with the front bumper possibly missing.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.
—Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The inside surface of this object is silvered and 100% reflective (or as close to it as practically possible).
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
These 400 silvered glass panels, tucked into the western edge of that hot, hot desert, are there to generate heat 15 times that amount.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver
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But right between them is one table, set for dinner with plates and silverware and two clear glasses, with two chairs painted blue.Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
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When the repast was over, diners were invited to toss their plates, glasses, and silverware into the trench, which was then filled in with dirt.News Desk, Artforum, 27 Nov. 2024
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While one was seen wearing a black Nike sweatsuit, the other was wearing a grey hoodie.Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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There are blue shampoos, purple shampoos, and even a grey conditioner, all aimed at banishing brassiness.Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Some had sprinkles and frosting overflowing off the cake pop sticks.Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
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Berlin police detained a man on Tuesday following a knife attack that left two people injured in the city's Charlottenburg neighborhood.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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In one scene where Ellen’s estate agent husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) has come to Orlok’s Transylvanian castle to sign papers on the vampire’s new German property, Thomas nicks his finger with a knife while cutting bread.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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All About Josh Bowling One image showed Abby and Brittany in a white wedding dress, standing next to Bowling in a gray suit.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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According to the doctor, stress can definitely be a culprit—but gray hair actually comes down to genetics as well as certain diseases like vitiligo, vitamin B12 deficiency, alopecia areata.Laura Solla, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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Holden Flatware Set Don't forget to add a flatware set to the list of table essentials.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
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Refined elegance in the form of flatware simply elevates any dining experience.Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Images of the scene showed authorities surrounding a white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a fork lift after it was driven through the crowd.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Some don white tablecloths and give you separate fork salads, while others are a little less buttoned up.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Silver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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