Phrases
on a platter
: without effort : very easily
can have the presidency on a platter—
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large platters of hot turkey and ham
The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.
She ordered the seafood platter.
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Three flies landed on the deli meat platter at that self- service bar.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The assortment features a variety of cheeses shaped like pumpkins and ghosts, ideal for a party platter or snack tray.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
As platters emptied, they would have been removed from the table to make way for nuts, fruits, and sweet biscuits that were variously spiced with nutmeg from the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia; cinnamon from Sri Lanka; or ginger grown in the Caribbean.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
In its current iteration, the menu features battered chicken strips and chicken/seafood combo platters.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The assortment features a variety of cheeses shaped like pumpkins and ghosts, ideal for a party platter or snack tray.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
As platters emptied, they would have been removed from the table to make way for nuts, fruits, and sweet biscuits that were variously spiced with nutmeg from the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia; cinnamon from Sri Lanka; or ginger grown in the Caribbean.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
In its current iteration, the menu features battered chicken strips and chicken/seafood combo platters.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for platter
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“Platter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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platter
noun
plat·ter
ˈplat-ər 
1
: a large plate used especially for serving meat
2
: a phonograph record
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