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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
Max Galvin tallied three base hits in four plate appearances, including two doubles, and was the only Hurricane with multiple hits on the day.
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Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In the 118 plate appearances that followed, Bellinger swung at 26.9% pitches out of the zone.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Last season, all signs indicated that crouching behind the plate should be Goodman’s permanent position.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Using tongs, transfer meatballs and garlic cloves to a large plate.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In the 118 plate appearances that followed, Bellinger swung at 26.9% pitches out of the zone.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Last season, all signs indicated that crouching behind the plate should be Goodman’s permanent position.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Using tongs, transfer meatballs and garlic cloves to a large plate.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
Noun
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The hotel said their scale would appeal to guests from the Middle East.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Refocused On Risk Management The Biden-era policy positioned artificial intelligence as a strategic asset for defense, encouraging public-private collaboration, dataset sharing and predictive threat detection at scale.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Using tools like the fishbone diagram to track symptoms back to their source.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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After the supplies were unloaded, Qasem Hassan pulled a medical smock over her black jacket and entered a classroom decorated with diagrams of the digestive system.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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In February, the new Trump administration rescinded an OCR fact sheet issued by the Department of Education in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Come fall, simply swap your cooling sheets for insulated flannel sheets to enjoy this cushy quilt in every season.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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The home screen consists of large icons that are well-labeled and easily distinguished from each other by both color and illustration.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Over time, young children begin to understand a picture book’s storylines and illustrations more deeply.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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Nvidia positions itself as Europe’s AI hope Nvidia’s key product is its graphics processing units (GPU) that are used to train and execute AI applications.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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The graphic was installed next to Section 140, where Leo sat in Row 19, Seat 2 for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and Houston Astros.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Still image taken from a video posted to social media on Saturday morning shows federal law enforcement officers in Paramount, California.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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These detailed drawings offer a glimpse into a building’s past.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Since 1979, The Connecticut Collection has grown to over 2500 works of art including items from a wall tapestry by Frank Stella, original prints by Anni Albers, an array of sculptures by Wolfgang Behl, and a drawing by Sol LeWitt.—
Andre Rochester,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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