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

On breaks between shifts, groups of three or four staff members would sneak away to the employee break area to inhale a paper plateful of turkey and casserole and a slice of pumpkin pie.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2020

It was the product of our imaginations, a plateful of guesswork.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

When evening rolled around, I shimmied my way back to the potluck area and grabbed another plateful, saying a silent thanks to my good fortune and to generous people.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2018

That night, at the boisterous celebratory dinner at Uncle Amin’s house, Fadi ate an entire plateful of mantu, savoring every bite.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai