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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
And Yasemin is the place to indulge in traditional Turkish small plates and afternoon tea.
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The grill offers a surprising amount of veggie and vegan friendly plates like veggie chili, veggie hot dogs and falafel pita wraps.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
These Inauguration Day paper plates are sold in sets of eight and are customizable.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
For some refugees, the reality of 2025 means a hit to their hopes for family members to join them in the U.S.
Refugees weigh in
At a community gathering in Denver late last year, volunteers piled turkey atop paper plates.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The grill offers a surprising amount of veggie and vegan friendly plates like veggie chili, veggie hot dogs and falafel pita wraps.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
These Inauguration Day paper plates are sold in sets of eight and are customizable.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
For some refugees, the reality of 2025 means a hit to their hopes for family members to join them in the U.S.
Refugees weigh in
At a community gathering in Denver late last year, volunteers piled turkey atop paper plates.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
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And Macrae highlighted that Gaelic drama from Scotland has not been attempted at this scale before.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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At the lower end of the attendance scale, three productions filled less than 75% of their seats: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (65%), Chicago (74%), and Left on Tenth (53%).Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
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Keep scrolling to reveal diagrams of each major investigation, charge or lawsuit these three Miami politicians face, along with the greatest hits of the Herald’s year-long investigation into Miami City Hall.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The document describes 19 specific rules, with detailed diagrams and explanations to help every referee crew get every call right, in every game, on every play.Sheldon Jacobson, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s DoE could also replace the fact sheet with one that offers a very different take.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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There’s even a public Google sheet being passed around that lists more than 900 Los Angeles-area therapists who are offering pro bono therapy to process the trauma of the L.A. wildfires.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The illustration also includes a completely prostate Mickey Mouse, representing the Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC News.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Source photographs for illustration above: Screenshots from Cameo.Sophie Haigney, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This graphic from the National Weather Service displays various forecast snowfall totals that Arkansas can expect to see through Friday.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Huang says the new graphics card has up to 4,000 TOPS of AI power.Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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His drawings show the tail positions and facial expressions wolves use to communicate with other pack members.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when local artist Kyle Holbrook went back to the drawing board, making some key changes to his iconic 50-foot piece.Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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