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

“I’ve never told my whole story before,” she said, sitting across from Miles with a plateful of sausage and fried eggs, “only bits of it.”

From The New Yorker • Jun. 15, 2018

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

I’m drowsy from sitting in the sun, after eating a plateful of leftover kimchi fried rice from Soojin’s fridge for a snack after school.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan