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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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Through the years, the executive has hit many markers of success, from the launch of the incredibly popular Macramé oxford that sold 13 million pairs in the 1970s, to teaming up with fashion tastemaker Kristin Cavallari in the 2010s.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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More than a dozen evidence markers for shell casings were left on the ground.—
Jessica Popowcer,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Even after Powell’s first-round exit on Saturday, the Heat still stands alone as the only NBA team with five Three-Point Contest trophies.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Morikawa lifted two major championship trophies before his 25th birthday, but the last few seasons haven’t been so easy.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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There is a pile of landscaping stones on the Nolan’s property near where the impact occurred.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Canada had three stones in scoring positions, and they were spread across the house, like a split in bowling.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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With the largest delegation of any country at the Games, the United States won the second-most medals with 33, including 12 golds, the most Olympic titles for the country at any single Winter Games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement To Glenn, Liu, and Levito, such expressions take precedence over medals or standings.—
Alice Park,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
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The videos also testify to Italy’s reverence for the design house, giving it access to palaces and monuments normally closed to commercial activity.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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A week later, the Grant Park Columbus statue was removed, to the cheers of people who said monuments to Columbus are insults to Indigenous Americans.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In her hair, red and white lacy ribbons threaded through two braids in an Indigenous Mexican hairstyle.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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During the show’s broadcast Wednesday morning, hosts Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Carson Daly, as well as Jenna Bush Hager, Sheinelle Jones and Al Roker all sported small yellow ribbons, similar to the ones that have begun cropping up in Nancy’s Arizona neighborhood.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 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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By day the place was filled with different sorts of tombstones, many of them inside ornamental enclosures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Designed to whisk you away to the Amalfi Coast (complete with striped awnings, Baroque accents, and the gentle murmur of a central working fountain), Patatino serves up classic, hearty plates that can be greedily gobbled solo or ordered in larger portions for sharing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Chee and Manuelito show up at the motel office, asking the sleazeball running the place if he's seen a car with California plates.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Plaques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaques. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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