as in silver
eating and serving utensils
we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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Recent Examples of silverware
The inspectors discovered a live juvenile cockroach and its fecal matter on a dish in the clean dishes area, and a dead adult cockroach on the wall by the clean silverware.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Some have turned to social media to proclaim that loading the silverware basket by type of silverware is the ideal method for easy unloading.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
This squad has built the perfect platform to secure silverware this season and they are being backed to finish the job over the next four months.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Toys, jewelry, silverware, and sporting equipment are all among the goods included in that umberella category.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Some have turned to social media to proclaim that loading the silverware basket by type of silverware is the ideal method for easy unloading.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
This squad has built the perfect platform to secure silverware this season and they are being backed to finish the job over the next four months.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Toys, jewelry, silverware, and sporting equipment are all among the goods included in that umberella category.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silverware
Noun
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Alshon & Parenteau took the bronze, giving Christian a three-gold rainbow weekend of gold, silver, and bronze.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Accessorize with sleek gold and silver jewelry to offset the tactility of the dresses.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Then add a vase of spring blooms and golden accents like flatware and candlesticks.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 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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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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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silverware. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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