plastics
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of plastics
Example Sentences
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This has a direct effect on global prices and an indirect effect on a host of industries, including agriculture and plastics production.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Prices of everything from plastics and helium to fertilizer products have skyrocketed.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
"It's not only fertilisers, it's energy, packaging, plastics, cooling," he said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Packaging, plastics and manufacturing costs all respond to sustained energy pressure.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Give me plastics, periodical tables, t.v. dinners with vegetables no more complex than peas mixed with diced carrots.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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