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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The spicy platter features awaze chicken, a hot and flavor-packed version of chicken tibs.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
This, of course, will be a film projector, complete with platters that contained film—the material that, when light was passed through them, enabled the magic contained inside them to be projected onto the big screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Pool half the vinaigrette in the middle of a serving platter or divide evenly among individual salad plates.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Another menu item that’s very Charlotte: the gyros platter.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
This, of course, will be a film projector, complete with platters that contained film—the material that, when light was passed through them, enabled the magic contained inside them to be projected onto the big screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Pool half the vinaigrette in the middle of a serving platter or divide evenly among individual salad plates.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Another menu item that’s very Charlotte: the gyros platter.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
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“Platter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platter. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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