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plaster

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




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Telltale signs of water damage include discolored wall panels, black mold, cracking plaster or peeling paint, just to name a few.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Perkins described the process, which is licensed by Natural England, as "a sort of sticking plaster" that will work "until we can get better natural nesting in place".

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

“No trespassing” signs plaster trees on the perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The life-size plaster model of Phineas's head made by Dr. Bigelow stands on the left corner of the table.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"The medical devices regulatory framework predominantly dates from a period where we were thinking about things like hip replacements and knee replacements, or smaller things like stethoscopes and plasters," Tallon said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In the plasters, his details are sharper, his jagged surfaces dangerous, his faces more emotive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Even North Korea, which plasters pictures of leader Kim Jong Un across the country and demands reverence, does not feature him in the passport, which instead depicts sacred Mount Paektu.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

She fixed plasters for the child’s chest, trying to turn it into a game, desperate to hide her own terror.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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

In Nanjie, countless murals of the former Chinese leader are plastered around the village.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The sides of the shuttle buses ferrying Open fans to Royal Birkdale are plastered with a picture of Tommy Fleetwood holding the Claret Jug.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

There was Bits, too, a grin plastered on their face.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Their candidate, Hannah Spencer, was more than an hour late to meet us after getting stuck in traffic on the way back from a plastering course.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

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

And it was allowed to fundraise using the Fire Department’s logo, plastering it on products in its online store.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

“We’re going to start plastering, so don’t move or talk. We don’t want it to crack.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina


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