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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
The trooper contacted the owner of the misused registration plate and learned that the Acura had been recently sold on an online marketplace, according to state police.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
The phone also has a back plate crafted out of a combination of glass and graphene, the latter material helps keep the phone lighter and cooler.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The 12 plate appearances over three straight hitless games is tied for second-longest drought of his young career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
The phone also has a back plate crafted out of a combination of glass and graphene, the latter material helps keep the phone lighter and cooler.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The 12 plate appearances over three straight hitless games is tied for second-longest drought of his young career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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That’s exactly where many organizations are flying blind, building AI agents without a strategy for how to keep them running, governed and optimized at scale.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Related Articles Hurricane season 2025: What is the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale?—
Maureen Mccann,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Marshall says following this diagram through her flows has been a wonderful way to enhance her practice.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
30 May 2025
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Cecilia didn’t provide details of what happened leading up to the crash or its aftermath, but helped Hayden draw a diagram of where everyone was sitting on the boat, the officer said in her statement.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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His sheet would include key metrics like return on equity, debt levels, and cash generation.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Despite being light and airy, the sheets regulate temperature year-round and have even replaced our old winter wool sheets.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
29 May 2025
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With more than 50 tattoos, the imagery comes in a huge variety of artistic styles, from a simple linework Matisse illustration to an intricately detailed Visconti of Milan coat of arms to a classic rose and photorealistic pet portraits.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 June 2025
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The words were names, surnames, dates, cities and towns, sometimes with illustrations for reference, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Fixed a bug in the graphics rendering during battles with specific enemies.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Time and time again, the AI spit out images that were strikingly, unmistakably...—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Scientists created the Mars rover's newest self-portrait by stitching together 59 individual images taken by Perseverance's camera, which is located at the end of its robotic arm.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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The book explores Tessa’s discovery of both the public and private history that her family had fled, told in expressionistic black and white drawings over nearly 400 pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Explore the latest lottery news & results When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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