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as in silver
eating and serving utensils
during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives
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as in dinnerware
dishes used for eating or serving food or drink
the couple would take out their good tableware only on special occasions
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Recent Examples of tableware
The best new statement tableware lets form and hue do the talking before anything is poured or plated.
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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
The holiday season gives party hosts plenty of opportunities to break out their most festive and special tableware.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The Art of Paul Scott' See how artist Paul Scott takes unassuming blue-and-white cultural designs on tableware to create poignant social commentary.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
More cookware, tableware, and appliances are up to 35 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
The holiday season gives party hosts plenty of opportunities to break out their most festive and special tableware.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The Art of Paul Scott' See how artist Paul Scott takes unassuming blue-and-white cultural designs on tableware to create poignant social commentary.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
More cookware, tableware, and appliances are up to 35 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableware
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This marked Leerdam’s first-ever gold medal at the Olympics and her second overall medal after winning silver in Beijing in 2022.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The American finished with 69 points, one ahead of silver-winning Japan.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vintage Heath Ceramics dinnerware is known to be very durable, lasting for years and even decades without a scratch.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Keep only everyday appliances and dinnerware in the kitchen to maximize space.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hurzeler is probably safe for the rest of the season before a summer review of how things stand for a club with ambitions to build on reaching Europe for the first time in 2022-23 by competing regularly in the top half of the table and for their first domestic silverware.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dishes Plates, silverware, trays, glasses, mixing bowls, casserole dishes, and even cast-iron pans probably line the shelves of your nearby thrift store.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to University of Toronto psychologist Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, who studies how technology shapes behavior and society, the study authors impressively combined tight control with a real-world setting.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are also muscle quality tests being developed in clinical trial settings, Navani says, to provide deeper insights into human muscle function.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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This month, a pair of do-it-all tongs, a set of flatware for desk lunches, and a triple cream yogurt that's fit for dessert.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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This Method Could Cause a Space Issue While stacking your flatware might be tricky if your drawers aren’t deep, side-by-side storage might cause a problem, too.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
17 Jan. 2026
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While the sentimental value of her china is priceless and can never be matched, there are still plenty of legacy brands to shop gorgeous china sets from that maintain the premium quality of her original pieces in new patterns and upgraded designs.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sadly, there's no china in the book.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The salesperson in the custom knife shop with a $1,200 pizza cutter on offer — albeit the most beautiful pizza cutter I, personally, have ever seen — said that more customers had started to trickle in now that the fervor on Main Street had died down and the roads were clearer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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Minutes later, some drift toward nearby food stalls, where oil sizzles and hot samosas and syrupy jalebis land on paper plates.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The installation of a steel plate wasn’t mentioned in the invoice.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Tableware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableware. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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