plastic foam

noun

: expanded plastic

Examples of plastic foam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ask your federal lawmakers to phase out plastic foam by cosponsoring this legislation. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Since then, at least 12 US states and more than 250 counties and cities have restricted single-use plastic foam, mostly food-service containers, according to the Surfrider Foundation. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

In a lab experiment, the insects were able to roll a plastic foam ball underneath an artificial blue flower, climb over the ball and use it to reach the flower, obtaining a sugary reward. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Using a roller, roll paint over the plastic foam blocks, and press image onto white art paper. — Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plastic foam

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome