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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
Your dinner plates will be scraped clean even faster, ready for seconds.
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Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists believe that 20 million years ago, the islands were in a north-south alignment near modern-day San Diego, and that shifting plates rotated the islands to their current east-west orientation southwest of Ventura.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Viral videos making the rounds show buffet crashers strolling into hotel dining rooms, piling up plates with food and heading out — no payment in sight.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Part of the Imanaga and Cubs offseason process to get him back to the version pre-hamstring injury was using force plates in the mound to measure his lower-body strength.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Crosby’s out-of-control red Hyundai Tucson with South Carolina plates also hit two other cars and a police cruiser during the wild ride.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
If the robot had knocked over these containers, the consequences could have been far more severe than broken plates.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The restaurant, Sacasta, will be a tapas and pintxos concept featuring Spanish and Basque small bites and sharable larger plates.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The namesake heretik sauce is shown off on that rotisserie chicken, the sole poultry dish on the menu, while other small plates will feature the bounty of seafood up for grabs.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists believe that 20 million years ago, the islands were in a north-south alignment near modern-day San Diego, and that shifting plates rotated the islands to their current east-west orientation southwest of Ventura.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Viral videos making the rounds show buffet crashers strolling into hotel dining rooms, piling up plates with food and heading out — no payment in sight.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Part of the Imanaga and Cubs offseason process to get him back to the version pre-hamstring injury was using force plates in the mound to measure his lower-body strength.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Crosby’s out-of-control red Hyundai Tucson with South Carolina plates also hit two other cars and a police cruiser during the wild ride.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
If the robot had knocked over these containers, the consequences could have been far more severe than broken plates.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The restaurant, Sacasta, will be a tapas and pintxos concept featuring Spanish and Basque small bites and sharable larger plates.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The namesake heretik sauce is shown off on that rotisserie chicken, the sole poultry dish on the menu, while other small plates will feature the bounty of seafood up for grabs.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plates
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Having salary scales influenced by media opinions never felt right to me, but the responsibility is to be accepted with the vote.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the gutter, the usual New Orleans blend of litter and live-oak leaves was topped by a shimmering layer of pink fish scales glinting in the sun.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pull in live data from Excel, SQL Server, or other databases, and your diagrams update automatically.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
21 Mar. 2026
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But when the FedRAMP team asked Microsoft to produce the diagrams showing how such encryption would happen for each service in GCC High, the company balked, saying the request was too challenging.—
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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Organizers have distributed petition sheets to more than 100 volunteers and are asking that those volunteers turn in their pages to a group leader by Sunday.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Did humans arrive in time for the sheets to part, revealing an ice-free corridor?—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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On flyers, graphics compare the district’s STAAR and SAT scores with those of charter schools.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Strix monitor comes with dual modes that prioritize either graphics for gameplay.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is a developing story, the figures have been changed to reflect the most recent developments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, the small clinic near Beaman’s home in rural Nebraska, with its comparatively small staff, saw appointment wait times for new mental health clients climb as high as 60 days in December and drop to 20 days in February, according to the VA figures.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The exclusive Barnes & Noble and Walmart editions have extra features, like colorful edges and inside illustrations.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the manuscript, dozens of illustrations in it showcase non-white players from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East holding their own against their European opponents.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Plates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plates. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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