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
Alexandra herself worked on “getting fuller on less,” trying to limit each meal to a single plateful.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
So, if you're looking to usher in more luck in 2023, be sure to also enjoy a plateful of lucky foods!
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
Or try warming up a frozen dinner and turning it out onto a plateful of leafy greens.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
She ate a big plateful of cabbage and salmon and finished off with junket.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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From heaping bowls of mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce to platefuls of sliced turkey and stuffing, a hearty Thanksgiving feast is bound to leave behind extras.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022
There were probably 100 people there, most of them balancing plastic cups of pinot noir and platefuls of gouda and prosciutto and thick, artisanal crackers crammed with nuts or dried fruit.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2020
People used to stampede down the halls when it was cookie time and grab handfuls or platefuls instead of taking one.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2019
In his mind, X. says some strongly-worded things about girls as a concept, eats two platefuls of chubby little doughnuts, and succumbs to several hours of moral and physical melancholy.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 23, 2018
Mom said as she served out three platefuls of spaghetti and meatballs.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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