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Recent Examples of plaster
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Ceilings up to 13 feet high throughout the residence make its entertaining spaces, complete with Italian plaster friezes and original pocket doors, appear fit for royalty.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Riverside towns along the French Broad, like Marshall and Hot Springs, were severely affected, with thick mud and silt plastering the buildings.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The banquets are made out of custom plaster with cushions upholstered in Pierre Frey mohair.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Ceilings up to 13 feet high throughout the residence make its entertaining spaces, complete with Italian plaster friezes and original pocket doors, appear fit for royalty.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
One of the main tactics of the Goyim Defense League, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is to plaster a particular neighborhood with flyers and posters featuring extremely antisemitic language and imagery.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Riverside towns along the French Broad, like Marshall and Hot Springs, were severely affected, with thick mud and silt plastering the buildings.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
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Kendall Jenner just delivered the textbook example of high-low dressing.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Method dressing has become a must-do marketing technique for celebrities.Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
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Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar.Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2017
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Its conclusions, though daubed with Dickensian whimsy and child’s-eye uplift, are remarkably tough and unyielding.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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In February, the University of Leeds’ Hillel House - the center for Jewish life on campus - was daubed with antisemitic graffiti.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The last of them came on Saturday, a storybook goal that involved slaloming between three defenders and then cannoning a fierce, rising shot past three more, as well as the goalkeeper.Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
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The cost per shot is cheap, as the ammunition is technically just electricity generated on the spot and not a missile or even cannon round built in a factory and shipped to the battlefield.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
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While the recent Raw Farm recall included only raw milk and cream, the California Department of Public Health urged people to avoid consuming any Raw Farm products, including cheese and kefir.Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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In California, Raw Farm milk and cream was recalled and product distribution was suspended after bird flu virus was detected recently in samples from store shelves, dairy storage and bottling sites.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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The roads are smeared with a mulch of mud and wet leaves, and flooded in places by relentless rain.Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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My shirt is covered in light brown stains, and greasy handprints smear my jeans.Nick Stockton, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
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Americans are also barraged with a one-sided view about the benefits of drugs.David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Germans launched attacks on Bath, York and Exeter in April 1942; a smaller-scale aerial campaign known as the Baby Blitz barraged Britain between January and May 1944.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Step 5: Scrub Bowl and Flush Use a toilet brush to scrub the bowl, which will help to scour away any residual staining that has been loosened by the vinegar poultice.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024
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Swallows collect another toxic plant, celandine, to make a poultice for their chicks’ eyes.Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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