platter
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A nervous server presents a platter of meat to William’s knights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Disney's coverage also featured a vegetable platter being served and a rotating floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
As the machine whirred to life, the film strip moved from a large platter through a system of rollers, pulled sideways across the front of the lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy olives arrives where it cannot possibly fit.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Henry forked up a slice of ham from the platter and dribbled a glob of lumpy pepper gravy onto a biscuit.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
The pair are inseparable, with Margarita accompanying her mother to chemotherapy treatments and their own special celebration rituals involving karaoke and sharing combo platters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Three-and-a-half-thousand hungry Alsatians wolf down platters of charcuterie and periodically burst into noisy chorus.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
If you have the time and dishes, consider transferring a few things to platters or bowls.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
If you’re expecting a larger crowd, pile ice on large platters, spread your shrimp out on top and let everyone peel their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
I went to the basement of the church and laid all the cold food out on platters.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
