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as in diagram
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 plate
During the Jewish Passover, the egg takes on many ritualistic roles; the roasted or hard-boiled orb is center stage on the seder plate symbolizing the cycle of life and hopeful beginnings.
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Expect to dine communally: Much of the menu is offered via large sharing plates, a nod to a key element of Chinese culture.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Among all the plates that Guadagnino has spinning, Sgt. Rock pretty much has the pole position over Lionsgate’s American Psycho.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Instead, Triple-A Nashville manager Rick Sweet brought the Brewers’ lineup to the plate with a shrug.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Expect to dine communally: Much of the menu is offered via large sharing plates, a nod to a key element of Chinese culture.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Among all the plates that Guadagnino has spinning, Sgt. Rock pretty much has the pole position over Lionsgate’s American Psycho.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Instead, Triple-A Nashville manager Rick Sweet brought the Brewers’ lineup to the plate with a shrug.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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Yet the organization that cracks this puzzle, delivering a holistic, user-friendly experience at scale, could seize a massive share of the consumer finance market.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Wasting no time, the cofounders have already enlisted ten of LA’s leading residential architecture firms and challenged each to design a distinctive house predicated on the principles of modesty in scale, energy and construction efficiency, and climate resiliency.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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These are lower-end bike computers that, sure enough, could roughly tally with the rectangular diagram seen in the FCC documentation.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The company said Gemini 2.0 is now available as one of the models in the offering, and a new feature called Visual Q&A will allow doctors to search diagrams, tables and charts.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Great for both adults and kids alike (just check out the set with the sun and moon pattern!), these are the perfect, inexpensive sheets for guest rooms and kids’ bedrooms, but the sheets are also luxurious enough for a primary bedroom, too.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Mar. 2025
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Best Amazon Home Deals Under $25 Stock up your home for spring while these cooling bed sheets, these outdoor string lights, and cleaning gadgets are on sale.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The education campaign featured online illustrations depicting a Black mother, child and teenager suffering from the consequences of the mother’s marijuana usage.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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At this stage, the illustration may not be repeatable even though it is both defined and operated by the inventors.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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As usual, the effects are wicked, slotting YT and Lancey into 480p graphics that resemble flashy, expensive music videos from the heyday of T-Pain and Nigerian crew Mo’ Hits.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
21 Mar. 2025
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With that new target, Chatterjee forecasts that shares of Super Micro, known for its servers powered with Nvidia graphics processing chips, could gain about 15% on the back of a better supply ramp from Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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On the heels of his success, Chamberlain relocated to England to shed his TV heartthrob image and train as a series actor.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The women aren't seen again until 11 hours later, when, at 4:30 p.m. a security camera recorded the grainy image showing Pearce with Christy over his shoulder at the top of the stairs.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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