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Recent Examples of cutlery
Separately, Ives recommended pulling out the fancy dishware rather than using single-use plates and cutlery for the occasion.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Twenty year-old Sean Nguyen, collected spoons and other cutlery from the fine gray dust of their memories.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Avoiding single-use items, such as paper plates and plastic cutlery, is an easy way to cut down on campsite waste.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, avoid sharing cups and cutlery with others, avoid kissing others and stay at home to recover.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
Twenty year-old Sean Nguyen, collected spoons and other cutlery from the fine gray dust of their memories.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Avoiding single-use items, such as paper plates and plastic cutlery, is an easy way to cut down on campsite waste.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, avoid sharing cups and cutlery with others, avoid kissing others and stay at home to recover.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutlery
Noun
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On the bottom rack, it is recommended to point all dishes towards the silverware basket and point all spoons and forks up while placing any knives or sharp utensils down.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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Nearby, a knife with a roughly 6-inch-long blade was spotted on the sidewalk on 38th St. Police could not immediately say if it was tied to the case.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Danish architect Arne Jacobsen’s famous off-kilter stainless-steel soup spoon—its bowl set to the side, to approach the lips ahead of its handle—was produced in both left- and right-handed models from the time of its initial casting, in 1957.—
Megan Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Spoons Metal spoons like the iconic Dardevle have been hammering pike across the globe for more than 100 years.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
5 Feb. 2025
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Mom, preferring no knots in shoelaces, taught her children to remove the knots with a fork.—
Judy Holmes,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Firming, Strengthening Body Lotions for Mature Skin By Erin Bunch Cucumber slices + smoked salmon + cream cheese Nobody wants to have to deal with a fork, knife, and plate in the heat of the game, which is why finger food like this idea from Lopez is always a hit.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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Toni Collette shimmered in silver at the London premiere of her latest film, Mickey 17.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Researchers in the eastern Netherlands have discovered an ancient site used for cult rituals, as evidenced by structural remains and deposits of silver and gold coins and jewelry.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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This leaves the core, a proto-neutron star, in the process of becoming a 12-mile-wide (20-kilometer-wide) stellar remnant so dense that, if brought to Earth, just a teaspoon of its constituent matter would weigh around 10 million tons.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wipe away the cleaning solution with an unused paper towel, then spray on a bleach solution of one quart of water and four teaspoons of bleach.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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