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Recent Examples of plaques
And in mice with more advanced conditions, with unstable plaques that are more likely to rupture, treatment reduced the plaque size by 52%.
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New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaques
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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Later research discovered that the children had bone markers and ritualized burial treatment suggesting they had been sacrificed, and the site became known as La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, or the Cave of the Dead Children.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Until a few weeks ago, however, the Chiefs’ outpost inside SubTropolis flew largely under the radar, serving primarily as a depository for historical documents, films, trophies, uniforms and photos.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Born in Sydney, Barning owned a construction company and was also an avid fisherman, having won many trophies at previous game fishing competitions, the coroner said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Crystal tables were especially popular, drawing customers to sift through bowls of sparkling stones.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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But experts say jewelry, coins or medals, meanwhile, are at risk of being lost forever — and quickly.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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In recognition of his contribution to climbing, Kanchha was awarded medals by British Queen Elizabeth II and the Government of Nepal.—
Bhadra Sharma,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
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But most notably, the surveys identified 35 monuments where images had been carved into stone.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Often, these monuments, when empty, represent an affluent family aiming to communicate its status in Roman society.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lamaze Peek-a-Moo Friendly Barn—This plush barn from TOMY features crinkle flaps on the roof, satin ribbons, patterns, and a cow plush with a crinkle texture.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2025
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Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns fill our feeds with pink ribbons, fundraising walks and survivor stories.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 Oct. 2025
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Scott transforms her front yard at 1728 Hanson Lane into a theater of tombstones, complete with scores of skeletons, plenty of pumpkins and a generous sprinkling of ghosts.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pipe words onto Milano cookies to form tombstones.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Go further by Set the scene with warm lighting, textured serving trays, and small plates of complementary bites for that boutique cafe feel.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Plaques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaques. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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