as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
Holden Flatware Set Don't forget to add a flatware set to the list of table essentials.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Refined elegance in the form of flatware simply elevates any dining experience.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
This affordable flatware is available in a 20-piece set (service for four) or a 45-piece (service for eight plus a serving spoon, pierced serving spoon, sugar spoon, serving fork, and butter knife).
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Made In makes cookware and tableware in sustainable manufacturing facilities around the world, and the mirror-polished flatware comes from Italy.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Refined elegance in the form of flatware simply elevates any dining experience.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
This affordable flatware is available in a 20-piece set (service for four) or a 45-piece (service for eight plus a serving spoon, pierced serving spoon, sugar spoon, serving fork, and butter knife).
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Made In makes cookware and tableware in sustainable manufacturing facilities around the world, and the mirror-polished flatware comes from Italy.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
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Beverly, also a TCU standout in the mid-1990s, won gold, silver and bronze medals while competing in three Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Flanigan explained that beige complements warm metal hardware like antique silver, nickel, and bronze.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Apr. 2025
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The clip, which shows the senior adviser to President Donald Trump building a shape out of connected silverware, was taken at an event attended by Musk along with the president.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Holcomb’s entire line of kitchen and tableware is worth perusing, for that matter.—
Lauren Joseph,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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In a darkened room, an exhibition of colorful textile works and tableware were theatrically spotlit, a journey into the wild and wonderful mind of the early 20th-century graphic artist Fortunato Depero.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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