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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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Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria linked physical fitness in older adults to changes in blood markers, exploring whether simple blood tests can reflect how someone is aging, according to a new study published in Nature.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Interpretive markers provide insights into the battle's significance, troop movements, and the impact on the community.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The guitar has a hole in it from when one of Chapman’s GMA Dove Awards trophies fell from the top shelf of his studio and landed on the guitar (the trophy itself is also on display alongside his guitar).—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Newkirk remembered how Goodall helped PETA in several campaigns, including stopping UPS from shipping animal trophies and calling for the closure of marine theme park SeaWorld.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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To one side, in green, the word Mamá was written in little stones made of green clay.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Amethysts and garnets have been found in seventh century jewellery and these stones were mined in Sri Lanka and India.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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The younger Petterson, best known as a sailor and yacht designer, with two Olympic medals and four world-championship titles to his credit, was then a student of Frua, and the one who actually styled the car.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jeweler Chaumet designed the medals, Berluti the uniforms for Team France, Louis Vuitton the uniforms, medal trays and trunks, and Dior dressed performers including Celine Dion for the opening ceremonies, for example.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Tzvika Tesler, the chairman of the kibbutz, says his community is now debating whether to tear down the charred and bullet-ridden husks of homes that were attacked or to preserve them like monuments.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Create monuments — work that deserves to be remembered.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Check out our top holiday decor picks below, with everything from tartan table settings to gingham ornaments and ribbons for your Christmas tree.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each textured toy is perfectly sized for little hands to explore their tactile surfaces, adorned with ribbons and crinkly fabrics.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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How about plates, glasses, and utensils?—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition to everything else on our plates, Black women are dealing with inflation that is definitely inflationing, layoffs that seem never ending (and quite frankly, for those of us who get to keep our jobs, has us anxious everyday), and a job market that’s increasingly unpredictable.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Plaques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaques. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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