expanded plastic

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plastic that is made light and spongy by the introduction of pockets of gas or air.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1940–45

Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sequels will contain anything from the Expanded Universe.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dates to soften, about 15 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bellows, being expanded by the wind, pulls down the pallet in the wind-chest; the bellows does all the hard work.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
To begin with, the bar was of pinkish sandstone, smoothed and covered by a coating of plastic.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Vases of flowers diffused their fragrance and expanded their beauty where flowers were never seen to bloom before.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
As time passed, this fund expanded considerably and was used to improve elementary education.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
For these, plastic natures have been substituted, but still without anything being gained.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)