PLASTERINGS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

plasterings

noun

plural of plastering

as in defeats

failure to win a contest our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad

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Noun

Then only one team had a worse record than their 102 defeats in 2025.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Merz's power inside Germany has taken a blow after a string of state election defeats last month, including losses to the anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeats

Noun

The average user on both a sportsbook and prediction market loses money, and trying to claw back losses puts users in even deeper financial holes, experts warn.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Despite the sloppy showing by BYU and a dominant defensive performance, TCU failed to capitalize, as the Horned Frogs continue to struggle to score against Power Four conference teams (averaging 11 points per game, all in losses).

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Immigrants held there and their families have long described the facility as a detention center where complaints were met with beatings, meager meals and inhuman treatment.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beatings

Noun

Understanding, Duminil-Copin argued, is not gained solely through theorems and proofs but also through setbacks.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
To avoid any setbacks and ensure the young prince’s safety, the school has already banned photography and as smartphones on campus.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

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