plaster over
phrasal verb
plastered over; plastering over; plasters over
: to cover (something) with plaster
We plastered over the holes and cracks in the wall.
Examples of plaster over in a Sentence
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So did the fresco: It was plastered over in 1566, when the entire room was whitewashed, perhaps because that style of painting was no longer appreciated, Popple said.
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Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The group are also finding their image plastered over posts about Diddy’s charges and their name popping up in articles related to the scandal.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
However, these flaws end up being plastered over by how meaningfully the two leading women end up impacting each other’s lives from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Ohtani is, of course, a national hero in all of Japan, his image plastered over billboards, green tea advertisements and newspaper pages.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The key difference is that the ingredients in this lip balm don’t simply place a temporary plaster over the issue like others.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
The remaining edges of Entrée du port—which have been authenticated as Cézanne’s by the Société Paul Cézanne—were then plastered over.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
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Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The group are also finding their image plastered over posts about Diddy’s charges and their name popping up in articles related to the scandal.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
However, these flaws end up being plastered over by how meaningfully the two leading women end up impacting each other’s lives from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Related article Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Ohtani is, of course, a national hero in all of Japan, his image plastered over billboards, green tea advertisements and newspaper pages.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The key difference is that the ingredients in this lip balm don’t simply place a temporary plaster over the issue like others.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
The remaining edges of Entrée du port—which have been authenticated as Cézanne’s by the Société Paul Cézanne—were then plastered over.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Plaster over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20over. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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