as in plates
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucers
Vector control officials advise that people walk their yards once a week to dump and drain standing water from buckets, containers and plant saucers, where mosquitoes typically lay their eggs.
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Michele Gile, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Empty out yard toys, watering cans, and the saucers under potted plants after a rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Crofton Teacups and Saucers Sip your favorite teas in style with this set of two teacups and saucers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
Flying saucers, little green men and eventually humanoid gray aliens became part of popular culture.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
News gatherers showed up every day at the same time, rather like stray cats conditioned by saucers of milk set out at regular times, and the captain was always there to share some new report.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Water so moisture seeps from the bottom of the containers into saucers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike the saucers’ hard surface that left my kids bruised, the Adrenaline’s inflated tubes ate up the chop and created a much smoother ride.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Cache pots, saucers, and drip trays should be emptied after watering so your plants don't absorb the excess.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Michele Gile, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Empty out yard toys, watering cans, and the saucers under potted plants after a rain.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Crofton Teacups and Saucers Sip your favorite teas in style with this set of two teacups and saucers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
Flying saucers, little green men and eventually humanoid gray aliens became part of popular culture.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
News gatherers showed up every day at the same time, rather like stray cats conditioned by saucers of milk set out at regular times, and the captain was always there to share some new report.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Water so moisture seeps from the bottom of the containers into saucers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike the saucers’ hard surface that left my kids bruised, the Adrenaline’s inflated tubes ate up the chop and created a much smoother ride.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Cache pots, saucers, and drip trays should be emptied after watering so your plants don't absorb the excess.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucers
plates
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These are clutter-free spaces, cool and calming with occasional nods to Moroccan heritage in the form of black-and-white photography of Rabat’s heritage sites in the rooms, and handmade plates adorning walls in the corridors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The dinner portion of the event had just begun, with workers trying to navigate the crowded room to clear the salad plates from the first course.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Saucers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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