as in defeat
failure to win a contest
our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad
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as in nailing
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as in smearing
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as in battering
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Recent Examples of plastering
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
There are incredible historical details throughout like original plastering on the wall, antique tiles, vaulted ceiling, and terrazzo floors.
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Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2026
The space has proper floors now and will soon have electricity, with plastering to follow.
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Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Remaining work includes completing ceiling refinishing; final plastering and painting; flooring and carpet installation; reinstalling lighting and radiant heating systems; reinstalling the organ, pipes and trumpets; and final inspections, cleaning and occupancy approvals.
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Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
There are incredible historical details throughout like original plastering on the wall, antique tiles, vaulted ceiling, and terrazzo floors.
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Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2026
The space has proper floors now and will soon have electricity, with plastering to follow.
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Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plastering
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A little more than an hour before his post-match press conference in the bowels of SoFi Stadium, Pochettino watched his USA team give up a last-second goal to Turkey that ensured a 3-2 defeat in this final match of the group stage.
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News of Custer's defeat stunned Americans, who were celebrating their country's centennial.
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Sticking within similar tones of denim is the key to nailing this approach, and adding a coordinating bag or shoe helps bring it home.
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Wetterberg is still nailing her cheerleading routines deep into her pregnancy!
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At the entrance of Kollparay, Quispe pauses, taking my hands and smearing them with soil—the soil of her village.
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This will lead to smearing dust particles around instead of picking them up, which is where a wet cloth comes into play.
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Severe storms, flash flooding and extreme heat are battering parts of the Plains, Midwest and the South this weekend, threatening to disrupt World Cup fans, athletes and holiday travelers alike.
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The two were battering Sri Lanka together until Kerr was caught on the boundary.
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But if the stock market rally that powers the divide fizzles out, the economy could take a significant beating.
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Prosecutors allege that six of Arnold’s associates actually carried out the crimes, holding, beating and pistol-whipping the victims, and that Arnold wasn’t there at the time.
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Bannerman gave an update on her health Friday, June 26, posting a photo on Instagram.
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While detectives arrested him on May 13, Bertsch was released after posting $20,000 bail.
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But there is a distinction, Kutwala said, between flying flags from one’s own property and daubing paint across the town.
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The result is high-decibel acoustic loads that can cause structural damage as well as buffeting that can prevent the missile from even leaving the bay.
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Further enhancement could also come from the lingering effects of the fast solar wind stream from a coronal hole that has been buffeting Earth in recent days.
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“Plastering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plastering. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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