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plastic

adjective as in flexible, soft; made of manufactured, treated compounds

adjective as in artificial; made of manufactured compounds

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Example Sentences

Air India has confirmed that one of its flights was forced to turn around last week after plastic bags, rags and clothes clogged up most of its toilets.

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A plastic surgeon broke into the house of a colleague before pouring a "highly flammable liquid" over the floor and stabbing him, a trial has heard.

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"Yeah, it is a piece of plastic with the chip in it that holds your money, but it is something that actually gives you a position in society," he says.

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After that, he said they had to follow a route marked out in blue plastic bags tied to trees by the smugglers.

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Now stored in sealed plastic bags, the sooty plumes will help answer questions about how chronic smoke exposure affects birds, and what exactly the animals were exposed to during L.A.’s firestorms.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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