foamed plastic

noun

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The foam plastic footwear, known for being easy on the feet if less so on the eyes, is one of the few major retail brands to navigate the Covid-19 era successfully. Inti Pacheco, WSJ, 23 May 2020 Sponsons made of rigid foam plastic, and affixed to port and starboard sides of the craft, kept it afloat. Eric Adler, The Seattle Times, 30 July 2018

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First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foamed plastic was in 1945

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“Foamed plastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foamed%20plastic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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