- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
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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
"Discharges seep into the water, flow into the nearby river that irrigates farmland, and end up in the fruit and vegetables on our plates."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’ve got a pile for books and boxes of magazines, a place for plates and chipped teapots and other things from the tea shop, and a whole area for furniture that needs to be fixed.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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