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plaque

noun

Definition of plaque

as in marker

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as in trophy

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Recent Examples of plaque In the coming days, Harrison says a plaque will be placed at the Carousel of Happiness near that remaining piece of charred wood. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 No matter how to brush teeth properly, bristles can’t reach the tight spaces between teeth where plaque builds up. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 That bar is nowadays next door to an outdoor area known as Rory Gallagher Place, where a giant plaque dedicated to Rory hangs on the wall and which is where free concerts were staged during the festival. — Ed Christman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 The interactive group finished the study with the biggest improvement in plaque control. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaque

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Noun

Both Hungary and Poland have laid down markers on allowing migrants into their nations.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Successful authors once boasted of the number of languages into which they were translated, but that is no longer seen to be a marker of ubiquity—not because English-language work isn’t read but because the Anglosphere has grown.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of marker

Noun

Now owned by the state of Bavaria, the ⁠Kehlsteinhaus was classified after the war as a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Now owned by the state of Bavaria, the Kehlsteinhaus was classified after the war as a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of monument

Noun

This year's ceremony marks the medal's 10th anniversary, with filmmaker Ridley Scott also among the 2026 honourees.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of medal

Noun

Wait until the surface is still again, then throw in a second stone at another position, say, P2, to watch the resulting wave pattern.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Italy, a march in central Milan on Saturday over living costs also ended violently, with rioters attacking the police with stones and paving blocks and setting fire to barricades.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stone

Noun

China is no stranger to powerful quakes, especially in southwestern parts of the country where the Eurasian tectonic plate meets the Indian plate, a dramatic collision that creates the mighty Himalayas and the vast Tibetan plateau.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Science loves to eat its words like a plate of healthy vegetables, after all.

— Mike McRae October 21, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

Mohamed Farsi ran onto a ball, played ahead by Santiago Rodriguez, and tapped a first-touch cross to Tapia for the tap-in finish into a wide-open net in the 16th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
And the two parties are allowed to have people assigned to assist them throughout the procedures, allowing each side an opportunity to tell their story, present evidence and cross examine the accuser, the accused, as well as witnesses.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cross

Noun

Shelton, meanwhile, hadn’t realized she was supposed to run through a ribbon.

— Vivian Yao, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026
The antenna-like element towering above her head was a structured, sculptural ribbon headpiece custom-designed by the legendary British milliner Philip Treacy, who was honored with the award of excellence at the event.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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