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Definition of plasternext
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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Recent Examples of plaster
Noun
The home’s earthy palette of Querobabi adobe, lime plaster walls and natural wood helps link it to the desert setting, as do the broad steps that now cascade down to an infinity pool out back. Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Other rooms featured colorful, painted plaster. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
Then in a Season 2 episode, Peggy (played by Elisabeth Moss) could be seen walking on a 1960s New York City street — and strolling past a Mexican restaurant with its Los Angeles (213) phone number listed and an ad for cellphone SIM cards plastered on a neighboring building. David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025 Seeing my pal David Corenswet be Superman himself up on the big screen just plastered the biggest smile on my face. Darren Criss, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plaster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster
Noun
  • The warm pasta will absorb more of the dressing for cheesy, tomato-y flavor in every bite.
    Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • The invading army of World Cup tourists love our hospitality, barbeque, ranch dressing, bars, superstores, fast food and our all-around coolness.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Bethell hit five fours and five sixes in his 46-ball stay, finishing the game alongside Jofra Archer as England nailed a four-wicket win with an over to spare.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actor and his longtime love made their debut at the iconic tennis tournament—held annually at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England—last year and nailed the dress code.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • As part of her job, Angèle needs to daub makeup on the models’ feet, blistered from the torturous heels they’re forced to wear.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • After nabbing possession from Mendy, his shot cannoned back off the near post.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The celebration included dual Zac Posen custom designs – DeGeneres in a cream vest and slacks, de Rossi in a tuxedo halter top and baby pink tulle skirt – plus an all-vegan menu, and it was officiated by self-help author and friend Wayne Dyer.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Seashells, pearls, and gold chrome look surprisingly subdued, thanks to shades of cream and white.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • That slows down the process of multiple shockwaves merging into larger ones and allows the atmosphere to weaken the smaller shockwaves to smear out the sharp pressure change into a more gradual increase.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • April is financial literacy month, which means consumers will be barraged with articles and programs designed to promote personal finance education.
    Leah Locke, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Make a thick paste of baking soda and water and apply a poultice to the stain.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • These three ingredients were then incorporated into the hammam sessions that preceded my treatments, which included a Vietnamese massage, an herbal poultice therapy, and cupping.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaster. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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