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plaque as in: a plaque on the wall
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The commemorative plaque on the wall honors the founder of the library.
plaque = a tablet with information or a message made for placement on a wall
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The plaque outside the museum provided a brief history of the historic building.
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When she left, they gave her a plaque for all her hard work. (source)plaque = award tablet
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Did anyone happen to notice the plaque next to the door of this school? (source)plaque = informative tablet
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Beneath her is a large plaque that reads KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO PROSPERITY. (source)plaque = informative tablet
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Walt installs a memorial just inside the door, a simple brass plaque inscribed with a few words. (source)
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A wooden plaque in the entryway was engraved in cursive with the words Home Is Where the Heart Is, and the entire house turned out to be festooned in such observations. (source)plaque = decorative or informative tablet
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They climbed two more flights until they reached a door with peeling paint and a small plaque on it, saying RONALD'S ROOM. (source)plaque = informative tablet
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I went to the dinner and was presented with a plaque. (source)plaque = award tablet
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In a separate cenotaph a few yards away was a plaque in memory of the eight hanged guards. (source)plaque = informative tablet
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Probes: The Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 probes, each of which will carry a metal plaque containing information about civilization on Earth, are scheduled for launch in 1972. (source)
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At last we arrived at a heavy oaken door with a brass plaque that read MANAGER. (source)plaque = hanging informative table
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A plaque on the bricks by the front door read: A SAFE HARBOR. (source)plaque = informative tablet
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The bronze plaque at the entrance listed a hundred residential buildings in this one complex, fifty thousand people within its red-brick walls.† (source)
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plaque as in: dental plaque
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Brushing twice a day helps prevent the buildup of plaque on your teeth.
plaque = a sticky, thin film
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The dentist showed me how to floss properly to remove plaque from between my teeth.
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Patches of dirty snow still clung to the curbs like dental plaque, but the cherry trees popped with white and red buds. (source)plaque = a sticky film on teeth
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Her mother-to her credit-had rearranged court dates so that she could watch Josie be plaque in the school dental hygiene play, or hear her five-note solo in the Christmas chorale. (source)plaque = sticky film on teeth (a character)
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When all this was arranged and in place, all proper, he could begin to operate, back of his polished barrier approached by two office gates, where he was one of the chiefs of life, a white-faced executive, much aware of himself and even of the freakish, willful shrewdness that sometimes spoiled his dignity and proud, plaquelike good looks.†
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plaque as in: plaque in the arteries or brain
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Regular exercise and a healthy diet can help prevent the formation of plaque in the arteries.plaque = a biological deposit that, in excess, can impede normal functioning
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The doctor's research focuses on how plaque buildup in the brain contributes to Alzheimer's disease.plaque = a biological brain deposit that accompanies or causes Alzheimer's disease
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The doctor explained that too much cholesterol in my diet could lead to plaque buildup in my arteries.
plaque = a biological deposit that, in excess, can impede normal functioning
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