Thesaurus results for PLAQUE

plaque

noun

Definition of plaque

as in marker

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as in trophy

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Recent Examples of plaque Lifelong Aurora resident Anna Scaggs stood inside Aurora City Hall Tuesday night holding a plaque proclaiming July as Disability Pride Month in Aurora. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Heart disease is the nation’s leading cause of death, and high LDL cholesterol, which causes plaque to build up in arteries, is a top risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026 While short-term inflammation helps the body heal, chronic inflammation can damage blood vessels and contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries. — Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 16 July 2026 That includes Icotyde, an oral IL-23 inhibitor for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaque

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Noun

By contrast, companies like Function Health (cost is $365) and InsideTracker ($489 for a blood test & annual membership) now offer panels of 50–250+ markers, making comprehensive testing accessible without a doctor’s order.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
At risk here, three securities law experts told Fortune, is whether the key markers of a fair market, like transparent, timely, and comparable information, are being chipped away.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of marker

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Each lifted the Premier League title the following May — part of a treble of trophies in Beckham’s case.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Despite some controversy in the match, La Roja scored a dramatic extra-time winner to claim the World Cup trophy.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of trophy

Noun

The people who built the Confederate monument at Stone Mountain were trying to preserve the past.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
For major memorials and monuments, that review can involve years of consultation before participating agencies and parties reach an agreement on how adverse effects will be addressed.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of monument

Noun

At approximately noon today, the first medals of the Centennial Olympic Games will be awarded in women’s air rifle at Wolf Creek.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
During the presentation of the winners’ medals, many of Romero’s team-mates stayed down the other end of the pitch, with their backs to the ceremony (although there was the odd exception, such as Alexis Mac Allister).

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of medal

Noun

Recently released renderings call for a return to the hub’s original classical style, with a stone facade, rows of columns and a grand concourse with soaring ceilings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
On July 23, the Kansong Art Museum in Seoul hosted a ceremony to mark the return of two Qing Dynasty stone lion sculptures to China.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of stone

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Down 7-5 in the seventh, a two-out single by Michael Harris II breathed some life into the Braves’ offense, which had been dormant for the previous 13 plate appearances.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 18 July 2026
Unfortunately for the Yankees, Betts, playing short, made a great, running throw to the plate after receiving Pages’ toss.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

The painful memory of the last citywide revaluation in 2021 is still fresh, with a broad cross-section of homeowners experiencing real estate tax bill sticker shock as residential property values soared in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
The White man with the wooden cross was Joseph Colt Hamrick, a roofer in Macon, Georgia, and a father of two children.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of cross

Noun

The bridge was scheduled to open to traffic next Monday, and American and Canadian officials were expected to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens previously told local media, according to Reuters.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
All the council members wore purple and black ribbons, Gonzales’ favorite color, to honor her.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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