Styrofoam
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Styrofoam
C20: from polystyrene + foam
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Drolma’s team begins packing the best matsutakes into Styrofoam crates, pinching little creased pockets in the packing paper to cushion each mushroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
A woman, an architect in her 40s holding a Styrofoam lawn-flamingo on a stick, told me she’d come every single day so far.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The magic of blasting down a wall of water balanced on a few pounds of Styrofoam doesn’t typically translate to the rectangular page; too many efforts feel pompous, ponderous or preening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
He discovered the mystery blobs one day last month, initially thinking it looked like Styrofoam.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
The nurse takes a Styrofoam cup with a bendy straw from a little table I did not notice.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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