vanity plate
noun
: a license plate bearing letters or numbers designated by the owner of the vehicle
called also vanity license plate
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And that is very apparent with the mass of production vanity plates prior to an opening shot (indeed, these international co-production methods are how worthy films are typically made).
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David Katz, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
The son of the Cybertruck's owner said the DMV approved the vanity plates, and said that the wording on the plates was in Tagalog, not a joke about the October 7 attack.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
People can either get their plates transferred or get new vanity plates, some of which might be pizza themed, Caplan hinted.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: The department rejected more than 200 vanity plates last year.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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David Katz, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
The son of the Cybertruck's owner said the DMV approved the vanity plates, and said that the wording on the plates was in Tagalog, not a joke about the October 7 attack.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
People can either get their plates transferred or get new vanity plates, some of which might be pizza themed, Caplan hinted.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: The department rejected more than 200 vanity plates last year.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Vanity plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20plate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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