plaster over
phrasal verb
plastered over; plastering over; plasters over
: to cover (something) with plaster
We plastered over the holes and cracks in the wall.
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However, these flaws end up being plastered over by how meaningfully the two leading women end up impacting each other’s lives from afar.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Ohtani is, of course, a national hero in all of Japan, his image plastered over billboards, green tea advertisements and newspaper pages.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The key difference is that the ingredients in this lip balm don’t simply place a temporary plaster over the issue like others.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
The remaining edges of Entrée du port—which have been authenticated as Cézanne’s by the Société Paul Cézanne—were then plastered over.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
This upswing plasters over potential harm to Meta stock after Zuckerberg, alongside other social media company heads, testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the risks their products pose to young people.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
One Kennedy supporter, Kyle Kemper, parked a bus decorated with the candidate's face plastered over it in front of the D.C. hotel where the party convened.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2023
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Related article Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Ohtani is, of course, a national hero in all of Japan, his image plastered over billboards, green tea advertisements and newspaper pages.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The key difference is that the ingredients in this lip balm don’t simply place a temporary plaster over the issue like others.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
The remaining edges of Entrée du port—which have been authenticated as Cézanne’s by the Société Paul Cézanne—were then plastered over.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
This upswing plasters over potential harm to Meta stock after Zuckerberg, alongside other social media company heads, testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the risks their products pose to young people.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
One Kennedy supporter, Kyle Kemper, parked a bus decorated with the candidate's face plastered over it in front of the D.C. hotel where the party convened.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2023
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“Plaster over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20over. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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