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Recent Examples of plaster
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
In the 19th century, an archaeologist named Giuseppe Fiorelli figured out how to make casts of those frozen bodies by pouring liquid plaster into the voids where the soft tissue had been.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Seeing my pal David Corenswet be Superman himself up on the big screen just plastered the biggest smile on my face.
—Darren Criss, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Seven artists wer shown including painter Apostolos Georgiou, and sculptor Koula Savvidou, whose hybrid sculptural figures made from plaster, metal, wood, and found materials, tend to read as fragmented, mythic bodies—somewhere between human, animal, and archetypal form.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
In the 19th century, an archaeologist named Giuseppe Fiorelli figured out how to make casts of those frozen bodies by pouring liquid plaster into the voids where the soft tissue had been.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Verb
Then in a Season 2 episode, Peggy (played by Elisabeth Moss) could be seen walking on a 1960s New York City street — and strolling past a Mexican restaurant with its Los Angeles (213) phone number listed and an ad for cellphone SIM cards plastered on a neighboring building.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Seeing my pal David Corenswet be Superman himself up on the big screen just plastered the biggest smile on my face.
—Darren Criss, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
Noun
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What arrived was chicken nuggets with ranch dressing.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Fourth of July dressing can be surprisingly tricky.—
Mia McManus,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Another came on a comebacker that nailed his right-pitching thumb in the fourth.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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We low-key think Genevieve might have nailed it.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Place de la République in Paris was daubed in swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans last Sunday after a neo-Nazi rally, and offices of France Unbowed have been attacked.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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From there, Stefan Ortega saved superbly, only for Ola Aina’s clearance to cannon off Mac Allister and into an empty net, before it was ruled out for handball following a VAR check.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The junior didn’t pitch from Feb. 23 to April 18 with a shoulder injury, yet triumphed to cannon a 19-strikeout no-hitter on June 16 in a 3-0 win against Murray State.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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From a hilltop, a broad sweep of cream concrete comes into view, vineyards rolling beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The 60 rooms and suites are done up in soothing tones of cream and silver, with more than a dozen different types of marble used in the bathrooms.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Participants spill into streets, courtyards and public squares covered head to toe in pigment, and strangers smear color on one another as a greeting.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
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April is financial literacy month, which means consumers will be barraged with articles and programs designed to promote personal finance education.—
Leah Locke,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To wit: the Body Botany pairs steamed herbal poultices with deep myofascial massage, and the Valley Ritual takes over a private suite with a soaking tub, couples shower, botanical scrub, and a glass of something from the farm.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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My whole body felt softer and stronger after a Pinda Sweda Kizi massage with warm herbal poultices by Abhi, a sweet-natured practitioner from Kerala, the home of Ayurveda.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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