plastic wrap

American  

noun

plastic wraps plural

1. a very thin, transparent sheet of plastic, usually packaged in rolls and often having the ability to cling to other substances, used especially to wrap and store food and for microwave cooking.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• plastic wraps
  plural

Example Sentences

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plastic wrap

Rather than try one of the many remedies being promoted online, she slathered her neck with a retinol face cream and wrapped it in plastic wrap from her kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

For consumers who want to reduce potential exposure, Robaire advises removing price labels and plastic wrap from fresh foods before storing them.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026

Mr Botero’s firm, an “innovation company”, has designed the paint to be removable – once dry, you can peel it off like plastic wrap.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024

But with four games to go in the regular season, and the Dodgers’ division lead back up to three games, they can get the champagne bottles and plastic wrap ready.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

I cover the potatoes with plastic wrap and heat them in the microwave.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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• cellophane