Styrofoam
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Styrofoam
C20: from polystyrene + foam
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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
They took down beachside residential towers where wealthier Venezuelans from the nearby capital, Caracas, escaped for weekend getaways, and cheaply constructed low-income high-rises where Styrofoam was used as filler between cement slabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The cause of the blaze remains unclear but officials said on Friday that Styrofoam placed on the outside of the windows facilitated its rapid spread.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
There are no discarded once-frozen coffee drinks sweating rings onto wooden tables; no empty Styrofoam takeout containers littering kitchen counters mere inches away from the trash can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
She’s passing me with a Styrofoam plate full of baby carrots.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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