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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 plates
Mangione's profile on X shows a background image of an X-ray with what appears to be screws and plates inserted in a lower back.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The wireless gadget uses flexing copper plates that conform to the shape of your hair, straightening it quickly with minimal heat exposure.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Begin with plates at the entrance, followed by main dishes like casseroles, and end with baked goods, cheeses and beverages.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The new flights to Madrid and Edinburgh will operate on JetBlue's A321-series aircraft, which feature JetBlue's Mint premium experience, consisting of private suites and restaurant-style small plates.
—Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Sometimes a winery will have portes ouverts, or open doors, for a weekend when sampling is free and cheese and charcuterie plates are served to visitors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Walsh interrupted a Saira Rao dinner lecture decrying white women by dropping stacks of plates.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Earthquakes on subduction faults, where two plates collide and one is thrust beneath another, have a larger risk of creating big tsunamis than earthquakes on strike-slip faults, such as the San Andreas, where plates are rubbing alongside each other.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
What’s more, the handrail came with circular flange plates that are screwed to the wall.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The wireless gadget uses flexing copper plates that conform to the shape of your hair, straightening it quickly with minimal heat exposure.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Begin with plates at the entrance, followed by main dishes like casseroles, and end with baked goods, cheeses and beverages.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The new flights to Madrid and Edinburgh will operate on JetBlue's A321-series aircraft, which feature JetBlue's Mint premium experience, consisting of private suites and restaurant-style small plates.
—Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Sometimes a winery will have portes ouverts, or open doors, for a weekend when sampling is free and cheese and charcuterie plates are served to visitors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Walsh interrupted a Saira Rao dinner lecture decrying white women by dropping stacks of plates.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Earthquakes on subduction faults, where two plates collide and one is thrust beneath another, have a larger risk of creating big tsunamis than earthquakes on strike-slip faults, such as the San Andreas, where plates are rubbing alongside each other.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
What’s more, the handrail came with circular flange plates that are screwed to the wall.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Plates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plates. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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