plastic wrap
noun
US
: thin, clear plastic that is used to wrap food or to cover containers that have food in them
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After your cake layers are baked and fully cooled, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
When baking the bars in advance, cool to room temperature, cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to four days or freeze for up to three months.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Place the salmon fillet on top of the plastic wrap, skin-side down.
—The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
—John Frank, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
When baking the bars in advance, cool to room temperature, cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to four days or freeze for up to three months.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Place the salmon fillet on top of the plastic wrap, skin-side down.
—The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
—John Frank, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plastic wrap
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“Plastic wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastic%20wrap. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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