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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Place chicken thighs between two pieces of plastic wrap.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Don’t put non-food items like food wraps—foil, plastic wrap, parchment paper, or wax paper—inside the toaster’s slots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The couch arrived completely assembled, so basically all the crew had to do was dispose of the box and the plastic wrap after the fact.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Don’t put non-food items like food wraps—foil, plastic wrap, parchment paper, or wax paper—inside the toaster’s slots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The couch arrived completely assembled, so basically all the crew had to do was dispose of the box and the plastic wrap after the fact.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
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 20 Sep. 2025.
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