as in defeat
failure to win a contest
our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad
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as in nailing
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as in smearing
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as in battering
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Recent Examples of plastering
Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
In 2019, Sohui Kim and Ben Schneider, the married couple behind the Good Fork, in Red Hook, and Insa, in Gowanus, along with St. John Frizell, of Red Hook’s Fort Defiance, restored them to their former glory, with a fresh plastering of William Morris wallpaper.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
The apartment features walls of different textures and upholsteries, including suede leather and hand plastering.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
Internally, the three-story abode has new hardwood windows, traditional limestone plastering and wide-board oak flooring that has been meticulously restored.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
For years, the city and its residents have met the monsoon with precautionary measures including the clearing of municipal drains and the plastering of leaky roofs.
—Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2022
The former Thomasina Tupponce, daughter of Thomas Tupponce, owner of a plastering business, and his wife, Hester Tupponce, a homemaker, was born in Washington, the fourth of seven children.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
After a hailstorm a few years ago, the entire exterior got a makeover, including a new roof, windows and re-plastering by hand and a paint job.
—Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2021
Manuela Krager’s protest involved her plastering signs throughout her town to demonstrate her opposition to the odor in the Tölzer Kasladen cheese shop in Bad-Heilbrunn, a town 40 miles south of Munich.
—Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
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Archaeologists also found amphorae storage jars which were used to ‘quench’ the lime used for plastering as well as to store other tools, from lead weights used to erect a perfectly vertical wall, to iron hoes to prepare mortar and work lime.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
In 2019, Sohui Kim and Ben Schneider, the married couple behind the Good Fork, in Red Hook, and Insa, in Gowanus, along with St. John Frizell, of Red Hook’s Fort Defiance, restored them to their former glory, with a fresh plastering of William Morris wallpaper.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022
The apartment features walls of different textures and upholsteries, including suede leather and hand plastering.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
Internally, the three-story abode has new hardwood windows, traditional limestone plastering and wide-board oak flooring that has been meticulously restored.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
For years, the city and its residents have met the monsoon with precautionary measures including the clearing of municipal drains and the plastering of leaky roofs.
—Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2022
The former Thomasina Tupponce, daughter of Thomas Tupponce, owner of a plastering business, and his wife, Hester Tupponce, a homemaker, was born in Washington, the fourth of seven children.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
After a hailstorm a few years ago, the entire exterior got a makeover, including a new roof, windows and re-plastering by hand and a paint job.
—Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2021
Manuela Krager’s protest involved her plastering signs throughout her town to demonstrate her opposition to the odor in the Tölzer Kasladen cheese shop in Bad-Heilbrunn, a town 40 miles south of Munich.
—Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plastering
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Local disaster for Dutton compounds national defeat Dutton not only lost the national contest, but was also ousted from his own seat in the northeastern state of Queensland, in a shock defeat to Labor’s Ali France.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Arteta did not disclose the exact nature of the problem but explained Timber, 23, was missing from the matchday squad for the weekend’s Premier League fixture due to a knock picked up in the first leg defeat against the Ligue 1 champions on Tuesday.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Basically, Bibb is totally nailing it.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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The trick to nailing the design is to paint lines of different widths and let each color dry before painting the next.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rivera and his son were due in court the day of the incident because of a previous domestic violence situation in which the father was accused of battering him, the daughter told police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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He was also accused of battering his ex-wife.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors told jurors that the beatings that ultimately killed little Ayden began the day before his death.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Edgar put a beating on Rodriguez that night at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, closing Rodriguez’s left eye by the end of the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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But after posting solid numbers at the Rookie League and Single-A levels in 2023, Campbell put together a sensational 2024 season, starting in Single-A, then earning fast promotions to the Double-A and Triple-A levels.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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That led to the club posting financial losses of $217 million for the 2023/24 season, with revenue for the 12 months to June 30, 2024 down to €394 million ($429 million).—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Peter Dutton, leader of the conservative Liberal party, conceded defeat and the loss of his own seat - echoing the fate of Canada's conservatives and their leader whose election losses days earlier were also attributed to a Trump backlash.—
Kirsty Needham,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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More Game 7s Steve Kerr let his starters get some rest in a blowout Game 5 loss on Wednesday.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Lip licking is another confusing signal from canines.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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At 5-foot-7 and 207 pounds, he is considered undersized for the NFL, but he’s proved able to carry a heavy workload and can take a licking.—
Chris Hays,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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For instance, rather than bombarding consumers with repetitive, irrelevant ads, AI systems might craft a sequence of evolving messages, designed to resonate as a customer’s preferences or actions change.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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The ban gained momentum in the wake of widespread protests on college campuses against Israel after its forces started bombarding the Gaza Strip following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed about 1,200.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Plastering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plastering. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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