platter
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A nervous server presents a platter of meat to William’s knights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy olives arrives where it cannot possibly fit.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"You can't offer anything on a silver platter and unfortunately, we did a couple of times."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
I let Zara go ahead of me carrying the platter of her mom’s famous shish tawook and pita, with a box of gluten-free crackers she sent special for me, while I stop at the mailbox.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The pair are inseparable, with Margarita accompanying her mother to chemotherapy treatments and their own special celebration rituals involving karaoke and sharing combo platters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
If you have the time and dishes, consider transferring a few things to platters or bowls.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Eagerly they dig into platters of durian, carefully arranged from the mildest to the richest.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
The luxury party planner recently threw a “K-pop Demon Hunters” birthday party for an 8-year-old in a New Jersey Country club where they served platters of sushi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
