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verb

past tense of plaster

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Recent Examples of plastered
Verb
The wide kitchen windowsill holds an assortment of Santa Clauses, and snow people find a home in the built-in, plastered niche in the dining room. oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022 And the room, van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles, with its rough-hewn bed frame and the restful violet color of the plastered walls. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022 Invoices filed with the city of Phoenix record Coze ordered more than 10 gallons of glue to hold the mural solidly in place on the plastered wall of Terminal 2. Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2021 Hidden behind a blank wall of plastered concrete, the building turns its back to the street, unveiling itself through a sequence of passages and stairwells that open into spaces of vivid austerity. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for plastered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plastered
Adjective
  • The woman, who is five-months pregnant, explained on the community forum Mumsnet that she was left looking after her 4-year-old son at a wedding after her husband decided to get drunk at the wedding party.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Malcolm is only getting drunker and more sullen as the reception progresses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a video shared to her Instagram Stories, Simone and her sister Adria were seen jumping up and down and screaming after Bears kicker Jake Moody nailed a field goal as time expired.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Moody, with three seconds left and a steady mist coming down, nailed a 38-yard field goal to give the Bears the 25-24 win.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
    Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Blood was smeared on the exterior and interior of the house, and police found Hartley's glasses and one shoe left behind.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To have any hope of a successful turnaround, Spring felt that Macy’s needed a cultural reset first, to inspire a workforce battered by years of falling revenue, store closings, and staff reductions, and get buy-in to his strategy.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Storms twice battered the pier to pieces, once in the late ’30s and again in the ’80s.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Welcome back to everyone’s favorite drunken advice column.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The intense coddling and dysfunction within the family come to a head at the end of the show opener when a drunken Paul crashes a boat, killing his best friend’s girlfriend, Mallory (Madeline Popovich), and injuring all on board.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Snoop’s comments started to inspire backlash online, Hollywood Unlocked posted a video on Instagram featuring Ts Madison calling out the rapper.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Thursday morning, the Police Foundation of Colorado Springs posted on Facebook that Roam had undergone multiple surgeries and survived the night.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brioche bread is slathered in peanut butter and honey on the outside, then caramelized.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients.
    Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The nail industry—and the hair industry—operate on exploitative labor conditions buffeted by state connections and nepotism.
    Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The product has also been buffeted by an influencer scandal that led to the 2025 Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Plastered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plastered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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