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Recent Examples of plaque
Hemphill noted that Republicans in the House of Representatives have still not hung the plaque created in the officers’ honor, despite a 2022 law passed by Congress that required it to be placed by March 2023.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to impacting areas like your elbows and knees, this can lead to plaque on your scalp.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Some form dense plaques together, known as biofilms.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
In the last scene of the video, the green living room has been painted a bold shade of red and updated with even more expensive-looking furnishings, including a line of plaques on the back wall.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to impacting areas like your elbows and knees, this can lead to plaque on your scalp.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Some form dense plaques together, known as biofilms.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
In the last scene of the video, the green living room has been painted a bold shade of red and updated with even more expensive-looking furnishings, including a line of plaques on the back wall.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaque
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As one more marker of Trump’s remarkable comeback, the events surrounding his inauguration will be more celebrity-studded than the last time, along with a noticeable turnout by a cadre of tech-world billionaires.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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As one more marker of Trump’s comeback, the events surrounding his inauguration will be more celebrity-studded than the last time, along with a noticeable turnout by a cadre of tech-world billionaires.—
Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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They’ll be accompanied by posters, photos, car club clothing, trophies and pin-striping tool kids.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Glasgow City, an independent operation not linked to a men’s side, won 14 titles in a row between 2008 and 2021, and picked up their 16th league trophy in 2022-23.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The hilltop monument wasn’t anywhere near the destructive blazes that night — the fires were too busy destroying residential communities then — but the thought pulled focus from real relief efforts.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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The monuments were created over the objections of state officials.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Right before Thanksgiving, Biden awarded the medal, known as the United States’ highest civilian honor, to Cecile Richards.—
Kathryn Jean Lopez,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 2024 men’s Olympic team won medals in nine of 10 individual track races, the most for any country since the first time that all of those events were part of the Olympic program in 1920.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The hair cleaning stone, like a generic pumice stone found in the plumbing aisle, is optimal for removing stubborn pet hair, the detailer added.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Sun stones and the darkened sun: Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark; Background and recent excavations.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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This might include a one-bite treat like caviar, or a plant-forward small plate.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Note: If the mess is semisolid, use something like a sturdy piece of cardboard or paper plate to scoop up and dispose of the matter, then use paper towels to absorb any remaining liquid mess.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Thilo Kehrer, who rises above Mings, meets the resulting cross emphatically.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The pages feel like a cross between a Discord Chat, public Instagram, and Tumblr’s searchable post tags but are a way for creators who might be more used to TikTok’s algorithm automatically connecting like-minded posters.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Curbed shapes in gleaming steel and mirror repeat everywhere, and a white, spiral staircase unfurls like a giant silk ribbon, leading visitors up to a vast ready-to-wear salon set up like some futuristic living room.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over 900 people, most acting in unofficial capacities, were awarded medals or ribbons for their efforts in just the marine response after the World Trade Center attack.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Plaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaque. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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