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plastic

adjective as in flexible, soft; made of manufactured, treated compounds

adjective as in artificial; made of manufactured compounds

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He and his brother Jack, seven, like playing with Hot Wheels but Jess has to keep Junior's in a plastic tub after he bit through the basket they got for his toy cars.

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“Just this,” he said, tearing up as he held up a blue plastic coffee cup, half empty.

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“I feel like it’s so important to avoid polyester, nylon, any sort of plastic. And also the very harsh chemical dyes that are being used in clothing,” she said.

According to Smith, the report omitted photos of “extensive injuries” suffered by one woman, who said in a lawsuit that she had to undergo plastic surgery after getting shot in the chest at close range with a beanbag round.

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North Lanarkshire Council has now told her the tunnel - which includes carved pumpkins, models of witches and skeletons and spooky artwork - is a "potential hazard" because it has plastic pipes and wooden rails.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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