platter
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With their debut full-length self-titled album released Friday, the same day as their first Hollywood Bowl appearance supporting Al Green, this moment was not handed to them on a silver platter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"You can't offer anything on a silver platter and unfortunately, we did a couple of times."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
For a big summer bash, arrange this one on a large platter, and let folks help themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Stick a toothpick in the center, serve on a large platter and enjoy.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He took a steaming hotcake from the platter, arranged two fried eggs on it, covered them with another hotcake and squashed the whole thing with his fork.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
An army of servers brings out platters with choucroute, then Alsace cheeses and the traditional kougelhopf pudding.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Take, for example, elaborate platters of vegetable crudité, complete with cottage cheese, yellow mustard and a sausage or two.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
She had stacks of silver serving platters and mountains of spoons, some of which dated back to my grandparents’ catering business.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Then, they would lunch on Salisbury steak and Jell-O platters at Schaber’s Cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
There were potatoes with cumin, chickpeas cooked with onion and ginger, several kinds of curries, and platters of melons and mangoes.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
