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as in diagram
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body
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Recent Examples of plate
With Will Smith solidly behind the plate in L.A., the Dodgers tried Rushing out at first base and left field.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
In 68 plate appearances, Shaw produced a .172 batting average and a .535 OPS.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Take, for example, the ubiquitous plate lunch, typically a scoop or two of rice, macaroni salad and a main protein such as teriyaki beef or fried chicken.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Other than him, Drew Waters (120 OPS+), and Maikel Garcia (115 OPS+), no one else with more than 30 plate appearances has an OPS+ above 84.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
In 68 plate appearances, Shaw produced a .172 batting average and a .535 OPS.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Take, for example, the ubiquitous plate lunch, typically a scoop or two of rice, macaroni salad and a main protein such as teriyaki beef or fried chicken.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Other than him, Drew Waters (120 OPS+), and Maikel Garcia (115 OPS+), no one else with more than 30 plate appearances has an OPS+ above 84.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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Nevertheless, the scale of the shortfall raises concerns about broader demand trends and could even suggest a loss of market share for Super Micro Computer to rivals like Dell Technologies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Second: The scale of the potential corruption is boundless.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Grab a diagram template and build a flowchart, org chart, or floor plan.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The system is working through visual state machines and sequence diagrams.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Right Now Color Sense King-Size Wrinkle-Resistant Sheet Set Nothing’s worse than wrinkled sheets, but this style stays smooth 24/7.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Wad a sheet of aluminum foil into a ball and use that to scrape off food bits on your grates.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Perhaps there’s no better illustration of Faena’s success in cultivating regenerative relationships than artist-patron Lyra Drake.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Emblazoned with colorful graphics, the illustrations include, beach balls, popsicles, suns, bikinis, barbecue grills, and aptly fruits.—
Charlie Carballo,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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Starting with the Radeon RX 9600 XT, AMD has revealed the specifications of the new graphics card, which is set to sit beneath the existing RX 9070 and its launch price of $549 and the RX 9070 XT at $599.—
Antony Leather,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Surface Laptop Studio 2 for $2,800: The Surface Laptop Studio 2 was the only Surface laptop that came with an option for discrete graphics, offering an option for creators and gamers.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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To backtrack: Sepideh Farsi was compelled by the images coming out of Gaza to travel there.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Escape to paradise without leaving your home with Southern photographer Kristen M. Brown’s new coffee table book Slice of Pura Vida-dise, which features over 150 images of beaches, sunsets, and surf culture, and feels like an instant vacation.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Ticket holders will also be entered into a door prize drawing.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Winning Pega 4 numbers from May 20 drawing Day: 3-9-7-3, Wild: 6 Noche: 2-4-6-6, Wild: 0 Check Pega 4 payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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