as in loads
a considerable amount a degree in that field would give you a plateful of possibilities for a career

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Recent Examples of plateful When a plateful of cookies came their way, dieters were inclined to eat more of the sweets than non-dieters. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Each year at Thanksgiving, tables are heavy with slices of turkey, mounds of mashed potatoes and platefuls of pie. London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024 On my list for next time are the Sistine Chapel, more of Rome's Jewish quarter and trying a plateful of good carciofi alla romana (Roman-style artichokes). Kaye O'Doherty, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 A couple of them wouldn't even try a bite, literally wrinkling their nose at the plateful my mom artfully stacked in a pretty pyramid. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for plateful
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Noun
  • This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Same question, loads of responses.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For instance, in Washington state, dozens of public health workers could be affected by the shutdown.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Below, shop the best 52 deals on crossbody bags, cordless vacuums, throw blankets, and tons of other finds starting at $14.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In central Wyoming on Wednesday, the government will sell 440 million tons of coal next to NTEC’s Antelope Mine.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gregory then racked up a slew of credits in television throughout the decade, logging episodes of Gossip Girl, New Amsterdam, Private Practice, Two and a Half Men, Law & Order, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, The Act, Dollface, All Rise and Barry, among others.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There’s lots to explore in this East Coast vacation playground, including miles of bikeways and trails alongside a slew of parks and natural areas.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Having spent large chunks of the past year digging out from under an avalanche of derision, Stevenson has also tasted the spoils of success with the Bears, a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week honoree who, in the past two games, has shown flashes of what his best football looks like.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The bigger issue is that the Ravens, while losing games, have also lost a good chunk of their star talent on both sides of the ball to injuries.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Then began the process of trimming the pile down to a fraction of its size.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On the software front, Amazon's baked in a bunch of AI features.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The paper is a new way of combining a bunch of ideas that are already out there, but the method hasn’t yet been proven at scale.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These Prime Big Deal Days headphone deals sound pretty sweet to us.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But the Finnish winger, who turns 29 this month, now looks to have some stability after signing an eight-year, $96 million deal upon his arrival in Dallas.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Plateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateful. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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