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Recent Examples of plaster
News Desk, Artforum, 22 Mar. 2026
Other highlights include a private elevator, a south-facing gallery, a massive dining room with carved plaster ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, plus a service wing that includes a pantry, laundry room, gym, and four staff rooms.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Seeing my pal David Corenswet be Superman himself up on the big screen just plastered the biggest smile on my face.
—Darren Criss, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
His mother was a homemaker and his father owned a plaster company that made drywall.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Mar. 2026
Other highlights include a private elevator, a south-facing gallery, a massive dining room with carved plaster ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, plus a service wing that includes a pantry, laundry room, gym, and four staff rooms.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Then in a Season 2 episode, Peggy (played by Elisabeth Moss) could be seen walking on a 1960s New York City street — and strolling past a Mexican restaurant with its Los Angeles (213) phone number listed and an ad for cellphone SIM cards plastered on a neighboring building.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Seeing my pal David Corenswet be Superman himself up on the big screen just plastered the biggest smile on my face.
—Darren Criss, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
Noun
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Spring, after all, is when the maxi dress re-enters the collective wardrobe as the ultimate one-and-done solution for daylight-saving dressing.—
Chloé Versabeau,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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The simple dressing consists of just olive oil, lemon, and shallots.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Luckily, Quince has nailed the simple yet stylish vibe that rules the season, with hundreds of warm-weather essentials finally back in stock.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Find table linens, throw blankets, chair cushions, wall art, and area rugs in the darling pattern that nail the sweet spot between nostalgic and trendy.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Place de la République in Paris was daubed in swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans last Sunday after a neo-Nazi rally, and offices of France Unbowed have been attacked.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ryvchin, whose former home was daubed with antisemitic language and cars were set alight earlier this year, said both Australia’s federal government and provincial leaders in the state of New South Wales had failed to act on proposals to curb antisemitic violence.—
Katie Silver,
NBC news,
25 Dec. 2025
Verb
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From there, Stefan Ortega saved superbly, only for Ola Aina’s clearance to cannon off Mac Allister and into an empty net, before it was ruled out for handball following a VAR check.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The junior didn’t pitch from Feb. 23 to April 18 with a shoulder injury, yet triumphed to cannon a 19-strikeout no-hitter on June 16 in a 3-0 win against Murray State.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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Their laminated pastries were filled with chocolate and pistachio cream, and baklava was drenched in local honey.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Roasted garlic-onion cream dresses the top.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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During one rant against cancel culture and its pernicious tendency to smear the innocent, Tillman brings up Joseph McCarthy as a prime example of a person whose reputation was unfairly destroyed.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My whole body felt softer and stronger after a Pinda Sweda Kizi massage with warm herbal poultices by Abhi, a sweet-natured practitioner from Kerala, the home of Ayurveda.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seeking copper wire, preparing a poultice, pouring a bath — these turn passivity into agency.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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