as in plate
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucer
At Le Grand Banquet in Paris, for example, people sit at tables of 30 with red and white checked tablecloths, sharing bread baskets and water jugs, finishing with a quick coffee, served without the saucers, saving on the washing up.
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Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
This beautiful set features a deep-well ceramic ashtray with a notch to hold your joint, a matching saucer that can double as an additional ashtray, and a vase for cut flowers.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Eichel caught the 70-something-foot saucer pass in stride for a breakaway, skated in and beat Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson to break a 1-1 tie.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Before the first red tones Begin to warm the sky
The earth wakes up, and moans
At the small sad cry
Of cups and saucers cracking,
The masters’ precious dream
Of roses, of mowers raking
And shepherds on the lawn.
—Robert Pinsky, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
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Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
This beautiful set features a deep-well ceramic ashtray with a notch to hold your joint, a matching saucer that can double as an additional ashtray, and a vase for cut flowers.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Eichel caught the 70-something-foot saucer pass in stride for a breakaway, skated in and beat Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson to break a 1-1 tie.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Before the first red tones Begin to warm the sky
The earth wakes up, and moans
At the small sad cry
Of cups and saucers cracking,
The masters’ precious dream
Of roses, of mowers raking
And shepherds on the lawn.
—Robert Pinsky, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucer
plate
Noun
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This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Reyes had just 28 plate appearances entering Saturday’s game and has graded out negatively offensively and defensively in a small sample.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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