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plastic

adjective as in flexible, soft; made of manufactured, treated compounds

adjective as in artificial; made of manufactured compounds

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The fire spread quickly across the separate blocks due to the presence of plastic netting and other flammable materials on the outside of the buildings, officials have said.

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Norris took an early grip on the final qualifying session, which was then interrupted after Carlos Sainz came out of the pits with plastic wrapping around one of the tyres on his Williams and it peeled off on a corner.

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The Charter Communications network is made of fiber-optic cables, created from fiberglass and plastic, which deliver faster internet speeds, require less maintenance and don’t have resale value.

Thousands of items are neatly stacked in plastic containers on wooden shelves.

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Every day, Saadani carries her small plastic table a few kilometres from Al-Bureij refugee camp and sets it up in the market in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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