plaster over

verb

plastered over; plastering over; plasters over
: to cover (something) with plaster
We plastered over the holes and cracks in the wall.

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This would provide certainty to the players and the fans and show intent and ambition, rather than another period of flux and a plaster over the wound. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The department is a ghost town now, tape plastered over the entrance. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 At the end of the day, neither of these women suspected their words would be plastered over the internet for public consumption. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026 Some lingered there for a while to take down any advertisements that were plastered over it. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026 Dudes gifted enough and clever enough to plaster over the cracks left by Sanders’ coaching staff. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025 Yellow strokes of plaster over a wall, speckled green vines, a sun splitting into pieces between twenty feet of waving bamboo. Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Plaster over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20over. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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