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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
Marseille’s artistic inclination is matched by an obsession with food which, typically, is very different from what appears on plates in the rest of France.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
For dinner, The Sicilian serves up traditional Italian plates like penne amatriciana or antipasti with burrata-stracciatella and marinated artichokes.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
Reyes had just 28 plate appearances entering Saturday’s game and has graded out negatively offensively and defensively in a small sample.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
For dinner, The Sicilian serves up traditional Italian plates like penne amatriciana or antipasti with burrata-stracciatella and marinated artichokes.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
Reyes had just 28 plate appearances entering Saturday’s game and has graded out negatively offensively and defensively in a small sample.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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Turning Data Into Insights The scale of operations in large and mid-size companies requires extensive connectivity to support various business functions, communication and data management.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Over the course of the past year, pilot projects have begun the metamorphosis to commercial scale, generating new partnerships and backing from industry stalwarts, manufacturing experts and forward-thinking brands.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Documents requested include information about voting machines; voter rolls; software; software updates; hardware, including forensic-grade copies of hard drives; diagrams of all equipment, including network and Wi-Fi components; and flash drives that carry election results.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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When Did Mammals Begin to Thrive? Mesozoic era diagram with Morganucodon.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The sheets also whisk away moisture; keep you warm in the winter and cool during the summertime; and are wrinkle-, fade-, and stain-resistant.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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These are the best sheets to sleep on, from cotton percale to bamboo and linen.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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An illustrator and illustrations teacher at the time, Jacobsen learned of Machine Head, a metal fabrication shop in the Crossroads, through Arts Upload, a PBS show featuring local art.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Featuring illustrations by Nenka Myers, the book will arrive in spring 2026.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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After all, Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) are a key driver of the AI revolution.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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When the investment costs more than the return Over time, those mitigations have degraded graphics processing performance by as much as 20 percent, a member of the Ubuntu development team recently reported.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Fordow, Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site, was pictured in satellite images showing from a bird's-eye view that the strike had obliterated some structures at the site.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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This infographic with satellite image from Planet Labs PBC from March 19, 2025, showing the Fordow nuclear site, in Iran.—
Carlo Versano
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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The event will feature 25 healthcare vendors, area restaurants, games, prizes and drawings.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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In among the newspapers, drawings and journal entries, Grigery found something that was tinged with sadness.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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