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Recent Examples of plaster
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Ceilings up to 13 feet high throughout the residence make its entertaining spaces, complete with Italian plaster friezes and original pocket doors, appear fit for royalty.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
For young fans, the name Bob Love may not be plastered on the back of your jerseys, but the forward dominated the Chicago Stadium court in the 1970s.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The banquets are made out of custom plaster with cushions upholstered in Pierre Frey mohair.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Ceilings up to 13 feet high throughout the residence make its entertaining spaces, complete with Italian plaster friezes and original pocket doors, appear fit for royalty.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Billboards and buildings are plastered in Chinese characters, and the city has a string of Chinese-run casinos.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
For young fans, the name Bob Love may not be plastered on the back of your jerseys, but the forward dominated the Chicago Stadium court in the 1970s.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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On the red carpet and out on the streets, their elevated personal style proved that maternity dressing can be comfort-oriented, while still looking modern and individualistic.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Plant-based and gluten-free, their olive oil is not only nutrient-rich, but tastes delicious, whether as a base for dressing or marinades, or drizzled on dessert.Anna Haines, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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Its conclusions, though daubed with Dickensian whimsy and child’s-eye uplift, are remarkably tough and unyielding.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Painterly passages that are thickly slathered, daubed, and swirled animate her surfaces as much as the animals do.Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
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The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
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The Chocolate Chess pie is a favorite, made of chocolate, butter, cream and vanilla.John Brandon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Corn chowder, cream of potato soup, tomato soup, vegetable soup, fruit soup…fruit soup?The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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Beijing has accused Washington of fabricating the charges to smear China's image, Reuters reports.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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And on the streets of Tripoli in the north, there are spicy fish sandwiches served on pita bread smeared with toum.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Americans are also barraged with a one-sided view about the benefits of drugs.David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Germans launched attacks on Bath, York and Exeter in April 1942; a smaller-scale aerial campaign known as the Baby Blitz barraged Britain between January and May 1944.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Step 5: Scrub Bowl and Flush Use a toilet brush to scrub the bowl, which will help to scour away any residual staining that has been loosened by the vinegar poultice.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
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Swallows collect another toxic plant, celandine, to make a poultice for their chicks’ eyes.Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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