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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
Best pizzelle makers Top pizzelle makers under $50 The extra-thick baking plates distribute the heat evenly for making four crispy, browned 3-inch pizzelle cookies at a time.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Inside the expansive dining room, guests pass around family-style plates of pot roast, mac and cheese, and corn salad.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
As of April 1, there were 2,369,857 specialty plates on the road across Florida, according to the department.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Fletcher said investigators were able to obtain the license plate numbers of the vehicles that were driven by ICE agents but the plates had been switched and belonged to different vehicles.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
It’s known for serving plates heaped with seafood, including clams, squid, tiger prawns, and more.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Mismatching plates and glasses will add to the whimsical look, so consider thrifting some vintage glassware for the party.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
Cheek plates depict a warrior about to kill a sacrificial ram.
—Ryan Brennan
april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Dinners currently lean Mediterranean (think olive plates, hot stews, and chorizo on top of ahi sashimi).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Inside the expansive dining room, guests pass around family-style plates of pot roast, mac and cheese, and corn salad.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
As of April 1, there were 2,369,857 specialty plates on the road across Florida, according to the department.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Fletcher said investigators were able to obtain the license plate numbers of the vehicles that were driven by ICE agents but the plates had been switched and belonged to different vehicles.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
It’s known for serving plates heaped with seafood, including clams, squid, tiger prawns, and more.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Mismatching plates and glasses will add to the whimsical look, so consider thrifting some vintage glassware for the party.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
Cheek plates depict a warrior about to kill a sacrificial ram.
—Ryan Brennan
april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Dinners currently lean Mediterranean (think olive plates, hot stews, and chorizo on top of ahi sashimi).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plates
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However, as transistor dimensions approach atomic scales, quantum effects, heat dissipation, and fabrication constraints are making further miniaturization increasingly difficult.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Similar scales, smaller, more narrow, usually red, would remain well into the 1970s inside supermarkets and five-and-dimes like Woolworth.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude, too, provides similar tutorials with interactive charts and diagrams.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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The art team uses the massive diagrams created by Ruscio in order to track them all.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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Wildtype co-founders Justin Kolbeck and Aryé Elfenbein invited chefs to their headquarters in San Francisco and then went to the restaurants during early days of service, providing FAQ sheets that informed how chefs label the product on menus.—
Jaia Clingham-David,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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At Home Depot, he was captured on camera purchasing gloves, a shovel, a sledgehammer, clear acrylic sheets, a scoring tool for plastic sheets, CLR cleaner, two bags of concrete mix and a trowel.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The stunning pivot involves a $50 million convertible financing agreement to acquire high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), aiming to meet the massive, unmet demand for AI cloud computing capacity among enterprise developers.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) — which were originally designed for gaming — have been effectively repurposed for AI training, focus is now shifting to the most efficient ways to actually deploy the tech in applications, known as AI inference.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Philippe Pegoraro, chief economist at FH — the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry — said official exports figures for March won’t be finalized until later this month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The newest Echo Show 5 Kids features the all-new Alexa+, so kids can engage in interactive learning conversations and co-create one-of-a-kind stories with original, real-time illustrations.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The series is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo & Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando Leon Gonzalez.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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