plexiglass
noun
plex·i·glass
ˈplek-si-ˌglas 
: a transparent acrylic plastic often used in place of glass
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Tunnels vary in diameter, but are generally made of transparent plastic or plexiglass, which naturally can attract an audience.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The cage, made of galvanized steel and plexiglass, is 13 feet long, 8 feet wide and 9 feet high, as per Netflix, with each season featuring a new cage as Joe traveled the world.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The update is the latest in a yearslong plan to remove the familiar turnstile and replace it with the kinds of toll gates seen in transit systems throughout the world — gates that use plexiglass panels or doors that the MTA hopes will be harder for riders to jump over or otherwise evade.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
As the Trump administration ramps up its mass-deportation efforts, immigration authorities have erected a plexiglass tent at the Krome detention center in South Florida, a facility that has recently been so overcrowded that detainees have been sleeping on the floor.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The cage, made of galvanized steel and plexiglass, is 13 feet long, 8 feet wide and 9 feet high, as per Netflix, with each season featuring a new cage as Joe traveled the world.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The update is the latest in a yearslong plan to remove the familiar turnstile and replace it with the kinds of toll gates seen in transit systems throughout the world — gates that use plexiglass panels or doors that the MTA hopes will be harder for riders to jump over or otherwise evade.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
As the Trump administration ramps up its mass-deportation efforts, immigration authorities have erected a plexiglass tent at the Krome detention center in South Florida, a facility that has recently been so overcrowded that detainees have been sleeping on the floor.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Plexiglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plexiglass. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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plexiglass
noun
plex·i·glass
ˈplek-si-ˌglas
: a transparent acrylic plastic often used in place of glass
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