cutlery

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Recent Examples of cutlery That includes using thinner paper for seatback magazines to lighter cutlery. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025 The property’s food and beverage team use local and seasonal ingredients wherever possible and takeout is served with sustainable cutlery and boxes. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025 The unit also comes with a removable cutlery basket as well as cup shelves and a cup rack that ensure delicate drink ware like wine glasses don’t get damaged. Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Single-Use Plastic Cutlery As wasteful as single-use plastic cutlery is, Greenstein warns that this item should never be added to compost piles and instead, thrown in the trash (unfortunately). Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutlery
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Noun
  • All knives need to be sharpened over time to improve their usability, but some knives require more frequent sharpening.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Earlier that month, a 39-year-old man was hospitalized after he was shot by deputies in Oakland Park while armed with a knife.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s about seven grams of plastic per brain — as much as makes up a disposable spoon, Dr. Campen said, or about five water bottle caps.
    Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • These gorgeous serving spoons, with a stainless-steel base and bronze finish, are perfect for casual entertaining—and are completely dishwasher safe.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It can be fueled by wood, and even comes with a removable ash pan, fireproof mat, and BBQ forks for quick and convenient grilling and marshmallow melting.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
  • And Ethereum Upgrades: Developers are exploring soft forks and protocol changes to transition to quantum-safe cryptography when necessary.
    Yuval Boger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Atletico’s realistic hopes of silverware now rested on the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Barca.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • And if you’re drawn to this timeless style, Georg Jensen’s Bernadotte silverware is likely to be your new favorite set.
    Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With the score 5-3, the tying runs were on base in the eighth inning as Muncy was rummaging around the bat rack for his old one — one that’s silver, familiar and swung his season back on track.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The cuffs of the long-sleeve dress and the hemline also included silver, glittering elements for a contemporary spin on formalwear.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Protesters and street medics have also used a baking soda solution consisting of a teaspoon of baking soda for every 8.5 ounces of water.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The five-piece setting comes in an 18/8 matte stainless steel and includes a knife, dinner fork, salad fork, soup spoon, and teaspoon.
    Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlery. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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