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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 plates
There is no sign of grief inside, however, where throngs of people enjoy cocktails, Dungeness crab and plates of herby butter beans.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Balat had a Pennsylvania driver’s license and the parked car, which had New Jersey plates, was registered to one of his relatives, according to the criminal complaint.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
These days, what’s served on those plates is even more exciting than before, for the menu has been given a big overhaul.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Sample bites from Cincinnati's restaurant scene Enjoy unlimited small plates and food samples, two drink tickets, a live DJ and oversized games.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Soon, everyone is holding plates.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
That $15 fee also applies to passenger vans and buses with out-of-state plates that are operated by a commercial business.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
And the plates would ice up overnight and melt during the day and the diamond plate floor would get wet and slippery.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
While that strategy is still working, risks are on the rise, with more spinning plates to juggle.
—Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Balat had a Pennsylvania driver’s license and the parked car, which had New Jersey plates, was registered to one of his relatives, according to the criminal complaint.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
These days, what’s served on those plates is even more exciting than before, for the menu has been given a big overhaul.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Sample bites from Cincinnati's restaurant scene Enjoy unlimited small plates and food samples, two drink tickets, a live DJ and oversized games.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Soon, everyone is holding plates.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
That $15 fee also applies to passenger vans and buses with out-of-state plates that are operated by a commercial business.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
And the plates would ice up overnight and melt during the day and the diamond plate floor would get wet and slippery.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
While that strategy is still working, risks are on the rise, with more spinning plates to juggle.
—Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plates
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While Davosians Negotiated, AI Agents Accelerated Across the Atlantic, a new social network quietly launched that tipped the scales.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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The speed of a shot pull plays a role as well, so many espresso scales come with flow meters that indicate how fast the shot is being pulled through the grounds.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 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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What little remains of Sanders’ work has been handed down amongst his friends via an inch thick manila folder filled with yellowing and crumpled papers, replete with handwritten notes, occasional diagrams by Sanders, and more than a few mouse droppings littering the pages.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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The experiments were carried out on sheets of NiPS3 just one atom thick.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Check for any stains and treat them accordingly before loading the sheets into the washing machine.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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All the graphics in the show are designed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the kits, scoreboards, TV graphics and the TV broadcast will also adopt a retro aesthetic.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those figures include contracts that LAHSA manages for the county and the city, and LAHSA said the city was late in transferring it money, contributing to the delays.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Talarico proved unusually eloquent, impressing figures as diverse as the podcaster Joe Rogan and the former President Barack Obama.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some of the pages have illustrations.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Olson’s vibrant illustrations, based on folk art, show long, slender figures who fill the pages with color and activity.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Plates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plates. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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