plaque

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Recent Examples of plaque In addition to whitening agents, the formula includes stannous fluoride, a specific type of fluoride that has antimicrobial properties to help target gingivitis, bad breath, and plaque buildup. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Over the past few decades researchers have begun to realize that Alzheimer’s is more than the tangles of tau proteins and clusters of amyloid plaque that are the defining biological signs of the disease. Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025 Today a plaque marks that first boutique’s spot. Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025 The force of the water washes away food, plaque and bacteria in those hard-to-reach areas between your teeth and gums. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plaque
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Noun
  • New in the Ocean Flora chapter is a one-of-a-kind high jewelry timepiece, featuring a mother-of-pearl dial, a turquoise marker at the 12 o’clock position and a diamond bracelet that echoes the motifs seen in this chapter’s high jewelry pieces.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Taking these samples yields more biochemical information, such as gut microbiota composition, metabolites, inflammatory markers, and digestive enzyme activity.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the biggest names in entertainment have already collected a trophy.
    Jair Hilburn, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • From records possibly being broken by The Studio and Severance to Kathy Bates potentially becoming the oldest recipient of an acting trophy in a drama category for Matlock, this year has a lot of exciting moments to look forward to.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The drama, also starring Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein, was a monument to dramatic realism, so serious in its attempt to capture the truth that the production took bags of trash from the real-life Post offices and used the papers on the set.
    Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Amphibious cars are a monument to indecision, never perfected, always a compromise of some sort but often in their weird way sublime, like the Sea Lion Amphibious Prototype heading for auction this weekend.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No medal for learning to network.
    Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For these reasons, the organisers decided not to hold the usual celebration and medal ceremony in the Plaza de Cibeles.
    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 10 bedrooms all come with en-suite bathrooms, and there are multiple living rooms for gathering in smaller groups—ones accented in antique tiles, marble fireplaces, vaulted stone ceilings, and sumptuous couches.
    Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The blue and orange hues in this fall centerpiece bounce off each other; the yellow stones at the bottom soften the scheme.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tien Kung placed fruit on a plate, moved goods in a warehouse, and navigated grass and gravel.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The food eventually got to the table, but, boy, were there plenty of shattered plates and busted chairs along the path.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Once complete, the structure will be crowned by a cross and tightly surrounded by five other towers, one dedicated to Mary and four slightly shorter ones for the four evangelists.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This inexpensive and easy craft just requires a small chalkboard, a little extra paint, and a pretty ribbon.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Plaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaque. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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