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cellophane

[sel-uh-fayn] / ˈsɛl əˌfeɪn /


NOUN
plastic wrap
Synonyms
WEAK


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Her first hit item was a baby rattle shaped like a chicken drumstick that was sold wrapped in cellophane, much like a meat-counter purchase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

At the end of her roughly 15-minute speech, Walz held up a small cellophane bag filled with cookies.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2024

"There are two Elizabeth Taylors . . . One is flesh and blood, and one is cellophane."

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024

In the fruit and candy store where he had bought the newspaper that afternoon he selected a basket of fruit wrapped in cellophane.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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