- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
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I’d order a selection to share: fresh salads, Moroccan-inspired small plates and whatever is seasonal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Paul had to have two titanium plates fitted and some teeth removed after the Briton broke his jaw during that contest, but will return to the ring for the first time in a year.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
They heated a synthetic version of mid-ocean ridge basalt, a type of volcanic rock commonly produced where tectonic plates move apart beneath the oceans.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The readers, which are typically mounted on patrol vehicles or light poles, work by continuously scanning license plates and checking them against vast databases of cars wanted in connection with crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
A ridge of pointed plates, none more than a quarter of an inch high, ran from the top of the dragon's head to the tip of its tail.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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