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Recent Examples of plaster
Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye out for chartreuses, browns, and bright sky blues, along with sulky mauves and beiges in a plaster finish.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 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
The mansion features a limestone-and-concrete facade that opens to reveal plaster walls and ceilings, custom raw-steel railings, and European wide-plank white oak floors throughout.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye out for chartreuses, browns, and bright sky blues, along with sulky mauves and beiges in a plaster finish.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 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
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Naked dressing also made its way via Tessa Thompson and Jenny Slate, in sheer black Collina Strada and Altuzarra, respectively, while award-winning Rose Byrne wore a midriff-baring Loewe gown with colorful ruffled shoulders and hips.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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The buttermilk dressing comes together with a few ingredients and can be made ahead of time.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The deftness required to nail the relentless 16th-note melodies grows more transparent when unadorned.—
Aly Eleanor,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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Alysa Liu absolutely nailed her long program.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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The walls at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami are daubed with rosy-red pigment from the Cochineal, a cactus-dwelling insect her mother would harvest and sell in her hometown of Ayacucho, Peru.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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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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Twice the midfield was open, twice a player cut inside and shot, but while Bowen’s fourth-minute shot cannoned off the left post of the Newcastle goal, Murphy’s shot nestled low in the bottom corner.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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My first night is spent on the top floor of the historic main house in a double room, where cooling cream and butterscotch tones are set against pops of deep ocean blue in geometric patterns across plump pillows and beams—taller guests should choose their side of the bed accordingly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bongiovi, meanwhile, opted for a gray-green crewneck knit with a white tee underneath, indigo jeans, and cream and green adidas leather sneakers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Robert Pattinson is unrecognizable with a long blonde hair transformation and lipstick smeared all over his face in a new photoshoot.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The company was also barraged with complaints about high prices via voicemails and emails.—
Dave Lozo,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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After Warren Buffett’s death, Susie, Howie and Peter will become three of the most important philanthropists in the world, scrutinized by the media, widely followed by other wealthy donors and barraged with requests for funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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This time, Cohoon recommends adding a few drops of hydrogen peroxide instead of water and letting the poultice sit for a few hours.—
Barbara Bellesi Zito,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Through the use of poultices or potions, its sap was used in the treatment of fevers and some skin diseases (Note: a treatment no longer in use).—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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