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Recent Examples of plaster
Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Overlooking the Ocean With soaring 13-foot ceilings, Venetian plaster walls, and polished wood and stone floors, every detail has been meticulously installed with meticulous craftsmanship.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
These writers are expected to read the manuscript and craft a pithy review that publishers will use in promotional material, plastering it on the book’s dust jacket and front and back covers.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Starting more than 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants adorned the walls of the complex with decorative earthen plasters in white and occasionally green.
—Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Overlooking the Ocean With soaring 13-foot ceilings, Venetian plaster walls, and polished wood and stone floors, every detail has been meticulously installed with meticulous craftsmanship.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
His social media is plastered with videos of private jets and sportscars.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
These writers are expected to read the manuscript and craft a pithy review that publishers will use in promotional material, plastering it on the book’s dust jacket and front and back covers.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
Noun
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On the runways two themes emerged: a return to a classical femininity and a call for individuality and the end of cookie-cutter, formula dressing.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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The sassy semi-homemade dressing (featuring Italian dressing, balsamic, honey, and crushed red pepper flakes), the tender sautéed chicken, and the enticing combination of colorful vegetables really help this supper shine.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.—
Nina Metz,
chicagotribune.com,
20 June 2017
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Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar.—
Tony Baranek,
Daily Southtown,
10 June 2017
Verb
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Their victorious players meander over, gathering in front of a chainlink fence draped with handmade banners daubed in the dark green and deep burgundy of Mohun Bagan, India’s great footballing powerhouse.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Also on the red carpet tonight before Tom Tykwer’s opening film Das Licht (The Light), multiple protestors formed another protest, wearing masks and raising hands daubed in what seemed to be red paint.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His 79th-minute header from Andy Robertson’s free kick beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma but cannoned off the upright and across the face of the goal with no Liverpool player able to follow up, and the Premier League leaders ended up losing the last-16 tie in a penalty shootout.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mousley vividly remembers his first Villa memory, describing the Paul Scholes’ volley that cannoned off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The newlyweds each changed into a second look for their reception, which was decorated in cream, gold and blue.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Flavors for these treats range from dark chocolate and cookies and cream to ube and matcha.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There is no music in the teaser, and the only action comes with j-hope stands up and an unseen hand smears his face with white paint as the song’s title pops up on screen.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now, finally, parents have an ally in the White House—rather than an administration working hand in glove with activist organizations to smear them and chill their political participation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Although community concern peaked in those initial months, Hyperion continues to be barraged by odor complaints, which routinely reach into the hundreds each month.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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Instantly, Heffernan said, trolls descended, barraging her with anti-Semitic and misogynistic messages.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What to do: Gently scrub a granite countertop with a poultice and a soft cloth to eliminate lingering stains.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 1260, Vincent of Beauvais gave instructions to travelers to use poultices (a dressing for wounds) made of oil, plants and quicksilver (mercury) to prevent and manage blisters — an all too frequent ailment experienced by pilgrims walking long distances.—
Megan Cassidy-Welch,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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