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plaques

noun

plural of plaque
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as in markers

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as in trophies

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Recent Examples of plaques When activated, those cells begin clearing away existing amyloid plaques, a process that was associated with reduced plaque buildup and improved cognitive function, the study found. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026 And in mice with more advanced conditions, with unstable plaques that are more likely to rupture, treatment reduced the plaque size by 52%. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaques
  1. markers
  2. trophies
  3. stones
  4. medals
  5. monuments
  6. ribbons
  7. tombstones
  8. plates
Noun
  • Other blood tests that may be ordered include antinuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF), and other blood markers.
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One project takes samples from patients in IVF clinics, with the goal of identifying if novel markers of infection and inflammation are predictive of implantation success or failure.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of markers
Noun
  • Inspired by the Grammy-winning 1997 album of the same name, Buena Vista Social Club was nominated for 11 Tony Awards in 2025, winning five trophies, including best choreography.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Singapore also picked up trophies for its economy class and economy class catering.
    — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of trophies
Noun
  • The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After all, season 1 ended on a massive cliffhanger over whether Julia and their son William were able to use the sending stones to finally return home to the 1920s.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stones
Noun
  • The pair both won medals at the 2024 Olympics, though effectively worked independently of each other.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Finishers received medals, while the top three participants received chains.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of medals
Noun
  • Excuses are tools of the incompetent and only build monuments to nothingness.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Advocates argue carts are silent, occupy less space than tourist vans and buses, and don’t choke the air with exhaust that also stains historic monuments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • The killings shook Charlotte, with yellow ribbons and half-staff flags decorating the city in the weeks after the murders.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Jam Crumb Cake Spreadable fruit jam ribbons through this buttery crumb cake, sinking here and there for a marbled look.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ribbons
Noun
  • King said when individuals were buried on top of one another, the cemetery’s management removed the tombstones and resold the plots.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of tombstones
Noun
  • Soldiers steal livestock, cook dinner, eat using their shields as plates, burn down an English house as a woman and child flee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • From sunset on—when the night comes alive amidst dazzling skyline lights—the space is complete with a seafood-forward small plates menu showing French, Spanish, and Portuguese influences, complemented by a list of natural wines and craft cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of plates

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“Plaques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaques. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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