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as in diagram
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body
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Recent Examples of plate
That home run came in Soto’s 57th at-bat and 68th plate appearance at Citi Field.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Senior shortstop Addison Wolf was at second base when Higgins — who also scored twice — stepped up for her first plate appearance.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Conine, 27, was hitting .281 (with a .352 on-base average) with seven doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 71 plate appearances in 20 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Senior shortstop Addison Wolf was at second base when Higgins — who also scored twice — stepped up for her first plate appearance.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Conine, 27, was hitting .281 (with a .352 on-base average) with seven doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 71 plate appearances in 20 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
Noun
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Job reductions have continued this year, though at a smaller scale than in preceding years.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Second: The scale of the potential corruption is boundless.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Lucy is outfitted with a plaque that includes messages from prominent thinkers of our time and a diagram showing the positions of the planets on the date of Lucy's launch.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 May 2025
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Here is a diagram that shows some of these examples.—
Natalie Proulx,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Right Now Color Sense King-Size Wrinkle-Resistant Sheet Set Nothing’s worse than wrinkled sheets, but this style stays smooth 24/7.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Wad a sheet of aluminum foil into a ball and use that to scrape off food bits on your grates.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Given the global report from the IMF, these individual country case studies are live illustrations of the challenge ahead globally.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Quick Dry This multi-purpose hair cream speeds things up while also tackling frizziness and other common vexations By India Knight Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop Read On Bust a Move Sun’s Out, Buns Out ’Tis the season to show them off.—
Tuppence Middleton,
Air Mail,
8 May 2025
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The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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These include solid-state drives, memory for smartphones, and products for cars, cloud computing and graphics.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
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To backtrack: Sepideh Farsi was compelled by the images coming out of Gaza to travel there.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Russia is playing for time, evidently, and amassing forces on the eastern frontline, drone images show, ahead of a likely summer offensive.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Now, the two collaborate on drawings, and Clottey develops them into large canvas works.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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The next drawing will happen on Saturday, May 10, just after 11 p.m. ET.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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