vanity plate
noun
: a license plate bearing letters or numbers designated by the owner of the vehicle
called also vanity license plate
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The card is a substitute for the vanity plate carrying the logo of 9-1-1 co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Tim Minear‘s company ReamWorks that runs after each episode.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Kentucky and other states across the country have had to deal with vanity plates that at first blush appear to be problematic.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Since Kansas vanity plates have to follow the state vehicle law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Gilliam's lawyers make a plausible argument that there's a drastic difference of opinions among judges about vanity plates and that those plates are different from specialty plates, said G.S. Hans, a First Amendment expert at Cornell Law School.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Kentucky and other states across the country have had to deal with vanity plates that at first blush appear to be problematic.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Since Kansas vanity plates have to follow the state vehicle law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Gilliam's lawyers make a plausible argument that there's a drastic difference of opinions among judges about vanity plates and that those plates are different from specialty plates, said G.S. Hans, a First Amendment expert at Cornell Law School.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vanity plate
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“Vanity plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20plate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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