spatula
noun
an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
spatulas
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pluralof spatula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Working with a group of assistants wielding massive wooden spatulas, Baci's crowning dish was later distributed for everyone to enjoy.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Black spatulas won’t kill you, and the lights in the sky aren’t alien spaceships or Iranian bombers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
But Schwartz told me that he sees even this kind of damage most often when people use bobby pins or small spatulas to clean their ears.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2023
For several days, Mr. Wang wandered around the factory’s showroom, assessing what among the rows of plastic bowls and spatulas he could pitch well.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
“So if we’re spatulas, what does that make you? Safety scissors? Or are you just a couple of tools?”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
