as in plates
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 saucers
News gatherers showed up every day at the same time, rather like stray cats conditioned by saucers of milk set out at regular times, and the captain was always there to share some new report.
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Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Water so moisture seeps from the bottom of the containers into saucers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike the saucers’ hard surface that left my kids bruised, the Adrenaline’s inflated tubes ate up the chop and created a much smoother ride.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Cache pots, saucers, and drip trays should be emptied after watering so your plants don't absorb the excess.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Riders could even make the saucers ram into each other like bumper cars.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Kim reaches for the tea tray, removing the cups and saucers and placing a dozen or more items in an irregular arrangement.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Breakfast feels wonderfully old world—dressed in silver cutlery, Toile de Jouy cups and saucers, and pretty crockery.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Ruppelt arrived in Washington on UFO business Monday morning to find every major paper splashed with headlines about saucers.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Water so moisture seeps from the bottom of the containers into saucers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike the saucers’ hard surface that left my kids bruised, the Adrenaline’s inflated tubes ate up the chop and created a much smoother ride.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Cache pots, saucers, and drip trays should be emptied after watering so your plants don't absorb the excess.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Riders could even make the saucers ram into each other like bumper cars.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Kim reaches for the tea tray, removing the cups and saucers and placing a dozen or more items in an irregular arrangement.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Breakfast feels wonderfully old world—dressed in silver cutlery, Toile de Jouy cups and saucers, and pretty crockery.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Ruppelt arrived in Washington on UFO business Monday morning to find every major paper splashed with headlines about saucers.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucers
plates
Noun
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Take a walk back in time surrounded by thousands of years of history, feast your way through the city with plates like cacio e pepe and gelato, and take in the views from atop the Spanish Steps or the terrace of the Capitoline Hill.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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So when vibration plates started popping up on my Instagram feed, my curiosity immediately perked up.—
Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Saucers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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