as in loads
a considerable amount
a degree in that field would give you a plateful of possibilities for a career
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Recent Examples of plateful
From a massive round tray your server will unload plateful after plateful.
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Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
A couple of them wouldn't even try a bite, literally wrinkling their nose at the plateful my mom artfully stacked in a pretty pyramid.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
While there isn’t any signature filet mignon among the menu of pending free agents, the Cardinals have a plateful of stick-to-your-ribs, meat and potato players who have served them well in various roles.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a hearty plateful — a complete meal in one.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
A couple of them wouldn't even try a bite, literally wrinkling their nose at the plateful my mom artfully stacked in a pretty pyramid.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
While there isn’t any signature filet mignon among the menu of pending free agents, the Cardinals have a plateful of stick-to-your-ribs, meat and potato players who have served them well in various roles.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
This is a hearty plateful — a complete meal in one.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for plateful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateful
Noun
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Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nearly a dozen calls to the city’s 311 service in recent days tipped officials to the sightings.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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For the driver who sees their vehicle as simple transportation, whose priorities lie with reducing greenhouse emissions, or simply who doesn’t care about what powers their car all that much, a plug-in hybrid can make a ton of sense.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Crews have been removing more than 10 tons of debris and sanitizing campuses.—
Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Less than a week after their game ended with a slew of fights in the final seconds, Tuesday’s game featured five different scuffles — twice resulting in matching fighting majors and twice in matching roughing minors.—
Jimmy Golen,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Trump is expected to launch his second term with a slew of executive orders — 100 in 100 days.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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That’s a problem because interest is already swallowing up a greater chunk of the annual federal budget than defense spending.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Further rummaging yielded a second chunk of rock that seemed to fit right in front of the first, like a face.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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My 8-year-old pointed out the piles of windblown ash by the curb.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Other leaders in this bunch are Ralph Fiennes for Conclave and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI’s o1 system scored the highest of the bunch, with a score of 8.3 percent.—
Kevin Roose,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Since that last deal was inked, WNBA coaching salaries have eclipsed $1 million for the first time.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop the best deals happening this weekend on fashion and home staples.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Breakfast is an opportunity to eat foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients (nutrients your body needs in large quantities) that provide sustained energy.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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However, the situation soon turned into a nightmare after the guest allegedly used their home to make large quantities of meth and was involved in a drug bust by the Omaha Police Department.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Plateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateful. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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