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Recent Examples of plating
Gold plating, after all, is only a thin veneer.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Discoveries made during previous excavations of the wreck site include fragments of utensils, fragments of the external copper plating once attached to the ship's hull and a clay slab that officials say likely helped with some kind of insulation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
All that said, heavy underpinnings and armor plating cost weight.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Most bathroom fixtures are covered with some kind of metal plating that keeps them shiny and protects the underlying surface material.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Discoveries made during previous excavations of the wreck site include fragments of utensils, fragments of the external copper plating once attached to the ship's hull and a clay slab that officials say likely helped with some kind of insulation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
All that said, heavy underpinnings and armor plating cost weight.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Most bathroom fixtures are covered with some kind of metal plating that keeps them shiny and protects the underlying surface material.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plating
Noun
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The Angels sent 18 hitters to the plate against deGrom, who recorded all three strikeouts.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
24 May 2026
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After two strikeouts by Wahlbrink, Brooklyn Powhida singled to bring the tying run to the plate, but Wahlbrink finished the game with her eighth strikeout to end the comeback.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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To return your mail-in ballot, make sure it's postmarked by Election Day and received by your county's Board of Elections on or before the sixth day after polls close.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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This acts as a shield to lock moisture in, preventing that precious water your humectants just gathered from evaporating into the room.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 May 2026
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Federal authorities used pepper spray, but some demonstrators came prepared with gas masks and shields.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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More than 1,100 members of her crew were killed, and more than 900 of them remain inside the hull at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.—
Jon Duffy,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Currently, the tech team spends days carefully dismantling the giant wing sails, dropping the massive carbon platforms off their foils, and separating the hulls just to fit them inside the 40-foot containers.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Huang said the breakthrough came when firefighters were able strip the outer casing of the tank to allow for better cooling.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Prosecutors said tests run on that weapon tied it to shell casings from the March shooting.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Recovery housing providers often help residents resolve these issues because many are still rebuilding the ability to manage appointments, paperwork and daily responsibilities consistently.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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What’s needed for housing affordability to improve further is a more balanced economic expansion, driven by job and wage growth, rather than the stock market.—
Conor Sen,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Achilles grew up to be the greatest warrior of his age, his armor impenetrable, his enemies routed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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The remarkably strong and tough scales of the Brazilian pirarucu, a fish that evolved among the voracious piranha, inspired new approaches to improving body-armor.—
Owen D. Jones,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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“Plating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plating. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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