wallpaper
verb
wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers
: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper
: to put wallpaper on a wall
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Bonus points were earned for wallpapering the ceiling, too.
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Allison Duncan, Vogue, 29 May 2026
In a different year, at a different level of effectiveness, Edmonton’s pair of Hart Trophy winners would wallpaper over the nail holes.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Schuch led the way through a room wallpapered with whimsical non-starters dreamed up by the artist Jacques Carelman: a sinuous Ping-Pong table, transparent playing cards.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
When the walls aren’t painted at all, but rather wallpapered, trim still shouldn’t be overlooked.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
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Allison Duncan, Vogue, 29 May 2026
In a different year, at a different level of effectiveness, Edmonton’s pair of Hart Trophy winners would wallpaper over the nail holes.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Schuch led the way through a room wallpapered with whimsical non-starters dreamed up by the artist Jacques Carelman: a sinuous Ping-Pong table, transparent playing cards.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
When the walls aren’t painted at all, but rather wallpapered, trim still shouldn’t be overlooked.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Wallpaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallpaper. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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