plaque
noun
a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture.
plaques
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pluralof plaque.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The long span of imaging data allowed the team to determine when plaques first became detectable and which participants eventually developed them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The company doesn’t charge for inclusion in the rankings but does sell plaques and reprints to those who make the lists; Forbes and Shook Research share that revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I recently was walking along 41st Street near the New York Public Library in Manhattan, where the sidewalks are inset with bronze plaques highlighting the power of words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Even some of the bathrooms bear plaques from donors eager to get their name somewhere in the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
You could see stones and tombs and vaults and memorial plaques.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
