as in silver
eating and serving utensils
we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of silverware
Storage containers, silverware, a trash can and soccer and basketball toys are on her list.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
Polish Your Silver Tarnished silverware or serving pieces?
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
That silverware scam lives on in three generations of Schneider lore.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
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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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
Polish Your Silver Tarnished silverware or serving pieces?
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
That silverware scam lives on in three generations of Schneider lore.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silverware
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Greenland has access to the Arctic, where international competition has risen in recent years as nations race to claim northern territory in the hopes of accessing natural resources abundant in the region such as gold, silver, copper and uranium.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Heirloom-quality pieces from her line — especially the gold and silver photo lockets and whimsical charm necklaces, not to mention the engravable and design-your-own options — are ideal for channeling the wearers’ personalities.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
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White tablecloths, crystal stemware and silver flatware covered the tables.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Save a whopping 62 percent on this 65-piece set of flatware from Mikasa, and Malacasa’s white porcelain plate and bowl grouping that serves six people is now $88 for a total of 24 pieces.Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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Well, some customers like to break it apart in other ways or slice it at home by knife.Miami Herald File, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mejia was also arrested on Nov. 27, 2024, after allegedly stabbing a neighbor's Ring camera with a kitchen knife.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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