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plaque

noun

Definition of plaque

as in marker

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as in trophy

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Recent Examples of plaque Notably, Kent is the son of Hall of Famer Jeff Kent, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame with a Giants cap on his plaque last week. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 His Hall of Fame plaque was displayed at home plate during the ceremony. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 Visitors begin not by reading a plaque, but by pulling out their smartphones. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 One is a coronary artery calcium scan, a specialized CT scan that looks for calcified plaque in the arteries supplying the heart. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaque

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Noun

Last month, markers around the city were completed to commemorate the victims of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Goal markers were slipping, creativity had stalled and employee satisfaction was taking a nosedive.

— Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of marker

Noun

Villa go in as considerable underdogs — 7/2 to win in normal time and 2/1 to lift the trophy — and pulling it off would represent another big result in what has already been a landmark year for the club.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
For one thing, wild places are increasingly threatened by the trophy-hunting industry, scientific study, and corporate exploitation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of trophy

Noun

Other commissions include a monument to honor Native voices, a sculpture of gospel singer and Civil Rights activist Mahalia Jackson, and a site to recognize the survivors who were tortured by the Chicago Police Department during the 1970s-1990s.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of monument

Noun

In the Old City, Jewish men in black hats and tzitzit tassels, Muslim women in hijabs and Christian priests in flowing robes walk past each other daily in the maze of stone alleyways.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The group located what appeared to be some foundational stones of a building where a descendant of the homesteaders said the blacksmith shop once stood.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stone

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In 554 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson has hit 20 long balls, tallied 51 RBIs and scored 74 runs.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The only thing that caught me off guard was how the PEI plate held the parts a little too well, requiring some aggressive flexing after cooling to pull the stool away.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

Edelman, who perfectly timed his run, slipped between a pair of defenders for a sliding first-touch goal, off a cross played by Conrad Wallem, from the center of the penalty box.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
The Mexican international rushed onto a cross that forced Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold off her line to make a save, but the ball bounced off Ovalle and over the end line to level the score.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of cross

Noun

The oversized ribbon tie closures are particularly charming—especially in a children’s room—and give the stripes a cottagecore slant compared with some of the more modern sets on this list.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026
The program also oversaw the completion of five new programs and community centers, which hosted ribbon-cutting ceremonies this spring.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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