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as in silver
eating and serving utensils
during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives
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as in dinnerware
dishes used for eating or serving food or drink
the couple would take out their good tableware only on special occasions
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Recent Examples of tableware
And better still: The events will coincide with an exclusive pop-up that showcases the company’s collaboration with the César Foundation, a collection that offers up unique takes on traditional tableware and other pieces inspired by the creations of French sculptor César.
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Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Later that year, Aerin launched Aerin for Williams Sonoma, a collection of tableware, and Aerin for Williams Sonoma Home collection.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The soccer star opens up about creating her first collection of tableware and her love affair with an espresso machine
By Rachel Wallace
March 19, 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Everyday items like tableware and linens can also be refreshed to create a seasonal tablescape.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025
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Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Later that year, Aerin launched Aerin for Williams Sonoma, a collection of tableware, and Aerin for Williams Sonoma Home collection.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
The soccer star opens up about creating her first collection of tableware and her love affair with an espresso machine
By Rachel Wallace
March 19, 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Everyday items like tableware and linens can also be refreshed to create a seasonal tablescape.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableware
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Beverly, also a TCU standout in the mid-1990s, won gold, silver and bronze medals while competing in three Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Flanigan explained that beige complements warm metal hardware like antique silver, nickel, and bronze.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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That’s just one of more than 9,000 Amazon buyers who’ve given this dinnerware a five-star rating.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 130 years after his death, the British artist William Morris’ designs are everywhere, from wallpapers and dinnerware to phone cases and hand cream.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Apr. 2025
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The clip, which shows the senior adviser to President Donald Trump building a shape out of connected silverware, was taken at an event attended by Musk along with the president.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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But North of North draws strength from the specificity of its unusual-for-TV setting.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the book’s epilogue jumps ahead to 2195 and reveals that the main narrative of the novel is a transcription of audio tapes discovered long after the fall of Gilead that are being presented in an academic setting.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2025
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Designer Preston Bailey set the tables in cream and gold, from linens and china to flatware.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the case of flatware, the analogous dish might be ice cream alone, where the fork would be superfluous.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
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One agency that deserves to feel the horns of the bull-in-the-china-shop-in-chief is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an ugly mess of structural abnormalities and constitutional affronts.—
David B. McGarry,
National Review,
28 Jan. 2025
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The fancy china — if families have it at all — remains locked behind glass.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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How long those plates can keep spinning is unclear, especially as tariffs start nudging up costs for American consumers.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Baty ended the day with an OPS of .259 in 27 plate appearances that included him looking at a borderline called third strike after committing his critical error in the field.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Tableware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableware. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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