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Recent Examples of plaque
Knowing how much Truman enjoyed the botched headline, Tribune leadership had the page emblazoned on a bronze plaque during the newspaper’s 125th anniversary with the intent of presenting it to him.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Responders in Martinez first organized a memorial for the 20th anniversary in 1996, pitching in funds to build a monument and plaque.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Does that really warrant a plaque and a place on the wall?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The award recognizes one person each year, with the winners displayed at an exhibit in a wing between the plaque gallery and library.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Responders in Martinez first organized a memorial for the 20th anniversary in 1996, pitching in funds to build a monument and plaque.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Does that really warrant a plaque and a place on the wall?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The award recognizes one person each year, with the winners displayed at an exhibit in a wing between the plaque gallery and library.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaque
Noun
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Many companies are working on developing better ways to screen for the disease, through blood tests that detect markers for multiple cancers, for example.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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For Ajram, being Lebanese goes far beyond a simple marker of ethnic identity.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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Pyteh has shown skill on the high school wrestling team, winning one trophy and next going after the state championship.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Given the money paid for players and its rich history of silverware, winning trophies is the bare minimum expected of its players and failure to do so usually leads to ruthless changes in the squad.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Responders in Martinez first organized a memorial for the 20th anniversary in 1996, pitching in funds to build a monument and plaque.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Just an hour north of the monument is Our Heritage Guest Ranch, a working dude ranch that's surrounded by the Oglala National Grasslands.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The world only caught wind of Wilson and Adebayo’s coupledom when they were photographed together between their his-and-hers gold-medal runs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Forming that bond, though, was not a feat for the purpose of winning medals.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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Next door is Ottimo with its stone pizza oven and all kinds of homemade pasta and fresh fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The stone was found in mid-April, shortly after the country’s traditional New Year celebrations.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Koss, getting just his 14th plate appearance of the season, was drilled in the left shoulder area in the bottom of the ninth by Pittsburgh’s Cam Sanders and removed from the ballgame.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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That brought Shaurya Bhosale to the plate.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Nearly 30 minutes later, Dudinha, who had terrorized Angel City throughout the night, sent in a cross from the left flank that Van Zanten was able to get to, ahead of Angel City defender Evelyn Shores, knocking it past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Paul Marie ran down the right side and delivered a pinpoint cross to Judd, who ran between two defenders and redirected the ball past goalie Yohei Takaoka.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Before United’s flight to Glasgow departed, in addition to the bagpipes, there was a ribbon cutting and talks from executives and tourism officials.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The dress’ semi-sheer bodice revealed corset-style seaming underneath, with two ribbon ties falling from the neckline.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026
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“Plaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaque. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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