plateful

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Flag isn’t like the Baxters’ other animals: He can’t pull a plow, track a bear, provide milk, or become a plateful of cracklings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

When you bite into a juicy hamburger, slice into the perfect medium-rare steak or gobble down a plateful of chicken nuggets, your senses are most likely responding to the food's smell, taste, texture and color.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

Alexandra herself worked on “getting fuller on less,” trying to limit each meal to a single plateful.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Or try warming up a frozen dinner and turning it out onto a plateful of leafy greens.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021

Like three punk little kids waiting on Santa Claus with a plateful of cookies.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña