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Recent Examples of plaque
The drugs are administered through an IV infusion that targets amyloid plaque in the brain.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
Dental care: The polyphenols in pomegranate have antibacterial properties that may reduce bacteria that produce dental plaque and lower their ability to cling to teeth.12
Diabetes: Ellagitannins block enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion, which can help lower blood sugar spikes after meals.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 12 July 2025
Key features: 1913 pieces, steering, suspension, 15 in length (10 in height too), display plaques for each attachment and one for the vehicle itself, built to scale for the three-in-one Lego Creator astronaut.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 9 July 2025
There are so many names and so little space, the girls now often write on plaques that line cabin walls.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 July 2025
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
Dental care: The polyphenols in pomegranate have antibacterial properties that may reduce bacteria that produce dental plaque and lower their ability to cling to teeth.12
Diabetes: Ellagitannins block enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion, which can help lower blood sugar spikes after meals.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 12 July 2025
Key features: 1913 pieces, steering, suspension, 15 in length (10 in height too), display plaques for each attachment and one for the vehicle itself, built to scale for the three-in-one Lego Creator astronaut.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 9 July 2025
There are so many names and so little space, the girls now often write on plaques that line cabin walls.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaque
Noun
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Dial options include matte black, tropical brown, and vintage navy, all featuring creamy Super-LumiNova GL old radium markers designed to evoke the faded lume of historic tool watches.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Trump handed out trophies and medals and was on stage as Chelsea celebrated the championship win.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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With Trump and Infantino in the middle of the stage, the Chelsea squad lifted the trophy to officially celebrate the win.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Take any major African American institution or monument—Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Obama Presidential Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial—and McKissack & McKissack was likely connected to the construction or design, with Deryl McKissack at the helm.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The team is led by 23-year-old Sika Koné, who brings valuable WNBA and World Cup experience to a squad eager to add to Mali’s impressive collection of eight AfroBasket medals.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Additionally, more than two dozen Republican states and Guam are urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association to re-award medals and accolades to female college athletes who felt cheated when playing with biological males.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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There, on the elegant Ponte Sisto, a stone footbridge commissioned, in the fifteenth century, by Pope Sixtus IV, an enthusiastic young man had set up a telescope, and was charging passersby a few euros each to look at the moon, which was waxing gibbous.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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There are also several spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining amid a stone fireplace, a tiered fountain, and a reflecting pool.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
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His rate of one home run every 89.3 at-bats in his career is the lowest among any of the 107 players with at least 2,500 plate appearances since 2019.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Sandberg appeared in 13 games for the Phillies and recorded just six plate appearances, with his first MLB hit coming on a single at Wrigley Field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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The first is Ronaldo running into Joao Felix at the back post as both men attempted to tap a low cross from the left into an empty net, in what felt like a friendly but firm introduction to Al Nassr’s scoring pecking order.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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For all the crowds of people in the artwork, only two have made the trek up to the mount with the cross.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The Santa Clara County Fair began its 81st anniversary season on Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon cutting.—
Nhat V. Meyer,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lurie has leaned into that visibility, walking the long-troubled Tenderloin district with police, cutting ribbons at treatment centers and projecting a constant state of optimism across social media.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Plaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaque. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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