place setting

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Recent Examples of place setting Dating back to England in the 1800s, this old Christmas tradition consists of placing brightly colored tubes on every place setting. Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 At each place setting, there was a chic line-drawing portrait waiting for the guest. Mya Gelber, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024 And shopping for ornaments to personalize each place setting. Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 Charms can also dress up the napkin ring on a place setting, elevating a tablescape. Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for place setting 
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Noun
  • Unlike Olympic 3x3, which is staged in a half-court setting, Unrivaled players will run up and down a full court, though one with smaller dimensions than the WNBA’s.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In a production setting, there isn’t a band of wildlife going up and down the isles eating and expelling seeds.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike the desolate landscape, which de Fontenay (perhaps mistakenly) makes very pretty, that setup is fertile land for drama.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, the firm likes Uber’s profitability setup, free cash flow potential and margin upside.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When gold moves, silver is seen as bound to follow.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Underwood recently wore a two-piece metallic gown from Rafik Zaki with a reflective silver bodice and a high-low silver skirt for the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala 2024.
    Ada Tseng, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/place%20setting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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