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plaster

[plas-ter, plah-ster] / ˈplæs tər, ˈplɑ stər /




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Jacobs’ residence is constructed from stone and plaster, with a slate roof and copper trim.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Inside, local social worker Satpal Narwat points out the plaster falling from the ceiling.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Maryville coach chose “spoofhounds” after the ugly, plaster of Paris dog from a recent carnival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“No trespassing” signs plaster trees on the perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Vola rummaged under the sink and drew out a sack of plaster.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

And compared with the bronzes, the plasters are especially sensitive, fragile—you’re drawn to protect them, but any touch seems like it would be too much for these waifish bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

"Teachers have been putting sticking plasters on education for too long," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025

He plasters them across the city in hopes of bringing ‘little expressions of joy’ to Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

All of the commonly used sanitary equipment such as paper, cotton, surgical masks, and commercial plasters exhibited intrinsic multi-pathway antibacterial activity with rapid responses against a broad spectrum of microbial species.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

The shampoos and lotions and balms that used to be at the back of the store I shift to shelves near the pharmacy, so that people filling prescriptions can also buy plasters and ointments.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

There's a large print-out of Helen Haines plastered onto the window of her office - anyone delivering flowers for her gets a big smile back as they look up and walk away.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

About the theory that she would only be engaging with these people if she were plastered?

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The pictures plastered outside the truck made Montgomery feel like she was in an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, according to local authorities, Zheng'an as a whole manufactures 2.5 million a year, living up to the name plastered on banners across town: "Capital of Guitars, City of Music".

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

I guess he’s afraid of seeing Mom’s face plastered across the news again.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Since early Thursday, BNP backers started gathering in the capital, plastering the streets with banners and festoons bearing images of Rahman.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

To say an animal is experiencing a certain feeling is not plastering a human emotion on an inhuman thing.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025

Wider projects involving stonemasonry and plastering on historical buildings in and around Eyemouth are planned on the back of the success of restoring Bee.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025

Beyond the additional house chores, Krasinski said Blunt had joked about another way to celebrate his new title: plastering the walls of their Brooklyn home with his magazine cover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

There was no rug on the floor and the plastering on the walls and ceiling hung loose in many places.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright


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