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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.
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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
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
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Facing the problem of rain diminishing the visibility of the paint, Botts developed ceramic markers that would rise above rain-slick pavement and still be visible.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The law also invalidates birth certificates for those who updated their gender markers.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore and Kumail Nanjiani will also present trophies at the awards show.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lego has been present at F1 races since last season, hosting in-person activities that have included functional, life-size cars and handcrafted trophies made out of bricks for podium finishers.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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The stones in the ear rods have not yet been identified, Hancock said.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Others were hit with stones and beaten with sticks, including Khatab who said his leg was broken.—
Fadwa Hodali,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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China won 44 medals in total, 20 more than the Americans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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His reward for that success was a bicycle, which given he knew even Soviet athletes were given cars or apartments for winning medals, jarred to say the least.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Despite this drop in visitors, 26 of the 433 sites in the NPS system—which includes national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, recreation areas, preserves, and seashores—broke all-time records for visitation.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rangers said Reisinger vandalized two monuments at Little Round Top in Gettysburg National Military Park last year.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the years after 9/11, Oceanside was covered in yellow ribbons meant to support the troops.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Layer ribbons of beets, radishes, carrots, and fennel over a spring mix, and drizzle with the white balsamic vinaigrette.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the City Council approved an ordinance to offer rewards for information involving theft of city plaques, tombstones, statues, light standards, and copper wire, and theft of metals linked to the Sixth Street Bridge.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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There is no sign of grief inside, however, where throngs of people enjoy cocktails, Dungeness crab and plates of herby butter beans.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Balat had a Pennsylvania driver’s license and the parked car, which had New Jersey plates, was registered to one of his relatives, according to the criminal complaint.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Plaques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaques. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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