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  • noun Plural form of plaque.

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Examples

  • New aluminum with a brushed finish was used for tree trunks on each side of what in essence is a frame around the name plaques.

    NYT > Home Page By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL 2011

  • New aluminum with a brushed finish was used for tree trunks on each side of what in essence is a frame around the name plaques.

    NYT > Home Page By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL 2011

  • New aluminum with a brushed finish was used for tree trunks on each side of what in essence is a frame around the name plaques.

    NYT > Home Page By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL 2011

  • According to a UCLA study, turmeric seems promising: In an animal study, Alzheimer's-like brain plaques disappeared after being treated with compounds found in this spice.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • According to a UCLA study, turmeric seems promising: In an animal study, Alzheimer's-like brain plaques disappeared after being treated with compounds found in this spice.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • According to a UCLA study, turmeric seems promising: In an animal study, Alzheimer's-like brain plaques disappeared after being treated with compounds found in this spice.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • According to a UCLA study, turmeric seems promising: In an animal study, Alzheimer's-like brain plaques disappeared after being treated with compounds found in this spice.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • In other cases, oral bacteria have been found in plaques in artery walls, though it is not clear whether these bacteria are a cause of heart disease or merely incidental, said Dr. Bruce Pihlstrom, acting director of the Center for Clinical Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.

    The Link Between Oral Health and Overall Health | Impact Lab 2007

  • He'd demanded that the museum keep the collection together forever, hire a special curator, make costly renovations to a wing to house it and remove the name plaques of all other donors from that wing.

    Whose Art Is It, Anyway? 2008

  • The deposits are called plaques, and the process of plaque buildup is known as atherosclerosis.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

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