- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
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When two plates converge, one can be forced beneath the other and sink into Earth's interior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
But now, with rising prices, the spread of appetite-curbing GLP-1s, and the ubiquity of small plates, entrées are getting left behind more and more.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
By the time the servers get all the plates out of the catering kitchen, the steak or fish is often cold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The chips are supposed to flag stolen cars and trucks, but because the new plates are valid, the vehicles are never listed as stolen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ahead, pulled off onto the snow at the side of the road, we saw it, a long black limousine with official government plates and curtained rear windows.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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