Thesaurus results for SILVER PLATE

silver plate

noun

Definition of silver plate

as in knife

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Recent Examples of silver plate The color for a 60-year anniversary is silver, so silver plates and napkins accompanied a delicious charcuterie board. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Her work, which includes a line of silver plates and rose quart teapots with accompanying cups, is informed and inspired by the rituals that typically accompany the drinking of tea from around the world. — Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 The bulky rectangular device—visible to the customer only as a silver plate with four light sensors—was one of the store’s ten brand-new Spectra-Physics Model A’s. — Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024 According to a recent paper published in the journal Antiquity, silver for the earlier post-Roman coins during this period came from Byzantine silver plate, while silver for the later coins most likely came from mines located in Melle, Aquitaine. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for silver plate

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Noun

Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
During opening statements Tuesday, Rouse said traces of Garr's blood were found deep within the handle of a knife used in the attack.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

Nano black features a fingerprint- and stain-resistant coating, while the silver-white Neo is treated with a special sandblasting process to give it a matte finish.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of silver

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Some, including the Idaho Potato Commission, swear that the way a baked potato is opened affects the texture, eschewing a knife for a fork to gently poke a plus sign into the surface.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
My plastic fork sliced right through the fluffy, dessert-like dish after topping it off with some syrup, and the taste wasn’t too far off from the ones back home.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fork

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But there’s another estimate, from Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, who says the average ChatGPT query uses about one fifteenth of a teaspoon of water.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Rub all over with 2 tablespoons of the oil, ½ teaspoon of salt, and a good grind of pepper.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of teaspoon

Noun

Add 1 cup pasta cooking liquid to squash and break up squash with spoon until a saucy consistency.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Of course, if the trivia category is not your preferred flavor — as was the case for me with the legal terms in this puzzle — then the cookie dough lode can feel more like freezer burn to hack at with a spoon.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoon

Noun

Just a tablespoon a day delivers powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits supporting heart health, brain function, and longevity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Lay the cheese evenly over the squash, sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture, and drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tablespoon

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