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Recent Examples of tray
The batch of cookies are on a tray, left, including one with a paw print from Luna, right.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Breakfast here is not to be missed—expect baskets of golden croissants, counters filled with mountains of fruit, cold meats, and cheeses; a ‘make-your-own’ pancake area, and silver trays stacked with sizzling sausages and gorgeously crisp bacon.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
At Andros Taverna, this looks like flying in fresh fish from markets in Athens and Barcelona, and baking their spanakopita to order rather than in large tray bakes that were more popular in the Greek diner generation of Psaltis’ grandfather.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The staff also did not have a spare tracheostomy tray on hand, as required, the state investigation found.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Breakfast here is not to be missed—expect baskets of golden croissants, counters filled with mountains of fruit, cold meats, and cheeses; a ‘make-your-own’ pancake area, and silver trays stacked with sizzling sausages and gorgeously crisp bacon.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
At Andros Taverna, this looks like flying in fresh fish from markets in Athens and Barcelona, and baking their spanakopita to order rather than in large tray bakes that were more popular in the Greek diner generation of Psaltis’ grandfather.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The staff also did not have a spare tracheostomy tray on hand, as required, the state investigation found.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tray
Noun
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His rate of one home run every 89.3 at-bats in his career is the lowest among any of the 107 players with at least 2,500 plate appearances since 2019.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Sandberg appeared in 13 games for the Phillies and recorded just six plate appearances, with his first MLB hit coming on a single at Wrigley Field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Finish off this noodle bowl with shredded chicken and scallions.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
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Remove bowl from mixer and stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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Tea is served from vintage cups and saucers; some came from owner Heather Hawthorne’s aunt and others have been donated from family collections.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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Moose Tracks ice cream borrows name from miniature golf Created in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, known for its moose population, in the 1990s, the iconic flavor Moose Tracks, has a base of vanilla ice cream with fudge swirl and peanut butter cups.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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For an easy summer display idea, fill a platter with a collection of these trompe l’oeil beeswax tomatoes that look just like the real thing.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2025
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Transfer to a platter and serve with additional barbecue sauce.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Stage 3: Dropbox Passwords Full Discontinuation from Oct. 28, 2025 This is the point at which everything will be deleted from Dropbox’s servers.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Executives also offered up three reasons why Azure has been significantly better than expected for two quarters in a row: 1) ongoing migrations from on-premise servers to the cloud; 2) the scaling of cloud-native applications; and 3) new AI workloads.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
Noun
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It’s not recommended to use a glass bowl or a casserole pan to steam clean your oven.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 July 2025
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Pee Wee's Place Pee Wee's Place will host an Easter brunch, which includes hashbrowns casserole, goetta links, French toast sticks, chicken bites, cheeseburger sliders, an omelet station and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The finished products by the one-time waiter at a Steak and Ale restaurant were more than passable, nearly as pretty as the cones prepared by the owner of Wally's Burger Express on Mesa Drive in Northwest Austin.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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His view was echoed by Joseph Mitchell, a waiter at the Alamo Drafthouse, in Littleton.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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And while many sightings do involve saucers whizzing around witnesses’ heads, most instead still describe physics-defying orbs and lights.—
Andrew Paul Jul 30,
Popular Science,
30 July 2025
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Pour out any excess water sitting in the saucer beneath the pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 July 2025
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“Tray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tray. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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