as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad
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Noun
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The Wolves snapped a three-game skid — all of those double-digit defeats, including 153-128 at the Clippers on Wednesday — following a five-game winning streak.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Evans’ loss coupled with final four defeats for Oak Ridge, Lake Mary, Lake Howell and Central Florida Christian Academy marks the fourth year in a row in which no Orlando area boys basketball teams captured a state title.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the fact the Mavericks have been in a nosedive with 20 losses in 24 games, the schedule-maker hasn’t been terribly kind to Dallas, either.—
Nate Sanchez,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona -- and fewer losses than any team at all -- is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rosa Estrada, the victim’s mother, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in her daughter’s beatings and was sentenced in February 2024 to six years in state prison.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the rocks fell, the beatings grew worse.—
Mark Banchereau,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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But economic setbacks pale in comparison to tragic loss of life.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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This effort to grow the latest crop large enough to survive and thrive in nature took 10 years with setbacks that nearly derailed everything.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Plasterings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasterings. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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