as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
White tablecloths, crystal stemware and silver flatware covered the tables.
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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
Napkins and table cloths are still linen, but stainless steel flatware has replaced the silverware of 30 years ago.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 17 Nov. 2024
Mikasa flatware service for 12: on sale for $106.62
Original price: $299.99
Get more than 50% off this Mikasa, Regent Bead Flatware Service for 12.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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
Napkins and table cloths are still linen, but stainless steel flatware has replaced the silverware of 30 years ago.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 17 Nov. 2024
Mikasa flatware service for 12: on sale for $106.62
Original price: $299.99
Get more than 50% off this Mikasa, Regent Bead Flatware Service for 12.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
Noun
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Brown looked timeless in a sparkly, silver and gold floor-length gown.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Yes These elegant tassels clamp on like tweezers to the nipples and double as stimulation and decoration, with metal chains and silver balls adorning the ends.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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For Juventus and Motta, there’s now no chance of silverware in what has become a season of frustration for Serie A’s biggest club.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The bigger picture is on the grandest scale imaginable — next month’s Carabao Cup final and a 56-year yearning for major silverware — and the smaller is opponents who have troubled Newcastle more than any other post-takeover.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Police say Nodar then went to the bathroom and grabbed a folding knife before coming back and stabbing Matos in the head.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trademark documents indicated the name would apply to online and retail stores with lifestyle products including jams, jellies, tablecloths and tableware.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trademark applications obtained by PEOPLE in March showed that the Duchess of Sussex was pursuing permission to home decor, tableware, jarred food products, cookbooks, cosmetics, yoga gear, pet accessories and more under the American Riviera Orchard name.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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