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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
Authorities determined the car, bearing a Massachusetts plate, was registered to Sousa.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The Padres led 2-1 and had the bases loaded when plate umpire Charlie Welling called Ty France out on a changeup on the outside of the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Suzuki said Farris is also working on pitching to both sides of the plate more effectively.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the Mountain View City Council voted to end its contract with Flock Systems, a major vendor of the plate readers.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The Padres led 2-1 and had the bases loaded when plate umpire Charlie Welling called Ty France out on a changeup on the outside of the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Suzuki said Farris is also working on pitching to both sides of the plate more effectively.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the Mountain View City Council voted to end its contract with Flock Systems, a major vendor of the plate readers.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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William Tang and Choongseok Chang are using Aurora to simulate plasma flow, edge physics, and reactor-scale challenges tied to ITER, the international fusion project under construction in France.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Musical theater being more of a niche than pop, the Webber shows didn’t produce stars on the scale of American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson or The X Factor’s Leona Lewis.—
Isobel Lewis,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The labor-intensive process of converting play calls into diagrams has also proven to be a fertile learning ground for the crop of coaches that have come up under them.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Bed Scrunchie is a 360-degree sheet-tightening system that keeps your bed snug and hotel-perfect.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Most commonly used during cooking and baking, as well as covering items for storage, aluminum foil is a malleable sheet of metal that's made by rolling elements together.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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In this illustration, the Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on February 16, 2026 in New York City.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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The image harkens back hunters using Black children as alligator bait, a practice portrayed in old illustrations and recorded in oral histories.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia's powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) are best known for their capabilities in training, the process of preparing AI models to handle real-world tasks.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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The aesthetic is clean and Midwest-seasonal, emphasizing neutrals, sweats and denim basics rather than character graphics or rapid trend cycles.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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The machine scanned the skull using bright, nondestructive X-rays, generating over 9,000 high-resolution images and terabytes of data.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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An investigation by the Bakersfield Police Department also led to separate charges citing Mays for possession of more than 600 images of youth or child pornography and distribution of obscene matter involving someone younger than 18.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
4 Mar. 2026
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If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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