plaster 1 of 2

as in dressing
a medicated covering used to heal an injury put a plaster on the burn and don't touch it

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verb

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Noun
Its dusty rose plaster walls are a perfect foil for the graphic shadows of the trees, including Mexican fan palms, which sway above an understory of cacti and lush banana trees. Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024 Our next stop was the 30-foot plaster bas-relief The Spirit of Transportation, which depicts modes of transit beginning on the far left with oxen pulling a Conestoga wagon and culminating on the right with a child holding an airship—the future in 1895 when it was carved. Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Stickers plastered around Siana’s drill sites — on which the company’s name is misspelled — provide phone numbers to call in case of leaks or other emergencies. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024 Many of the companies advertising in Dodger Stadium now had signage plastered all over Angel Stadium before. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plaster 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
Noun
  • This goes beyond formulaic capsule wardrobe dressing, and instead, relies on individuality and preferences.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Fall 2025 will also see the brand expanding its range of offerings to include leather and denim for a wardrobe that accommodates the designer’s take on smart dressing.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.
    Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
  • 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
Verb
  • The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
  • No one apart from the ultras, daubing new withering slogans on bed sheets to be carried into San Siro for the next league game against Cagliari.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The menswear offering will feature bold and masculine colors such as burgundy, gray, camel, cognac, chocolate, peacock blue, cream and military green.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Stir in cream; cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 1 minute.
    Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Yet before those convoys even made their way to the capital, Trudeau, his ministers, and their contacts in the media, were conspiring to smear the protesters as violent extremists bent on bringing a January 6 north to Canada.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Now this journalist is accused of helping smear the star.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Patrons aspiring to ride the Hulk rollercoaster at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando are barraged by signs warning them to place anything not attached to their bodies in a locker next to the ride.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Image At a media briefing on Tuesday, Jeju Air was barraged with questions about maintenance, including its practice of outsourcing maintenance to overseas specialists.
    Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Other standout treatments include the Alpine Muscle Relief massage, which helps weary bodies recover after an exerting day, and the Spirit of the Mountains, which incorporates massage and a warm herbal poultice of lemongrass, kaffir lime and sweet basil.
    Linnea Covington, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Of particular note: The roquefort cheese that Lafayette sent her has mold on it that can help with potential infection; Rachel can make a poultice.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025

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