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wallpaper

[wawl-pay-per] / ˈwɔlˌpeɪ pər /
VERB
paper
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
paste up
Antonyms
WEAK


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Eataly itself sells a $25.99 Alfredo that, unlike so many jarred Alfredo sauces, does not taste as though someone dissolved Parmesan into wallpaper paste.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Witkoff has become so ubiquitous in international transactions that his role as the co-founder of Trump’s business has all but faded into the gilt wallpaper of the Oval Office.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

That level of period detail extends to Bradbury & Bradbury wallpaper, ball-trim swag valances and wall air vents laser-cut in Moorish patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Thanks to the dictionary pages she uses for wallpaper, she has a large vocabulary and is prone to ruminating about her ultimate purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Holly jumped back, flattening herself against the velveteen wallpaper.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Its fine jewelry is paired with wallpapers from French design house Mauny and fabrics by Pierre Frey and Lee Jofa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

He raised the roof of the house he inherited; added wings, a porch and a cupola; and selected—along with his wife, Martha—the interior’s paint colors, wallpapers and furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

The great outdoors played a significant role in the design of the home, which was outfitted with multiple organic elements, including silk wallpapers, fossil stone floors, and rich wood accents and beams throughout.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

It includes prints, watercolours, ceramics, wallpapers, murals, posters, advertising designs, book illustrations and even a garden bench.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024

They had restored the great chandelier, the gilt columns, the finely patterned wallpapers, installing screens where there had been stages.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The Boston Globe’s lead baseball scribe wallpapered the sports section with his Sunday Notes column, providing intelligence from all around Major League Baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Common to much of the user-generated content are eerie images and haunting stories of mysterious, yellow wallpapered corridors and empty office-like spaces that exist outside of, or beyond, reality itself.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

He records his first-hand “George Perez Stories” podcast and YouTube videos in a studio wallpapered with every vinyl comedy album he can find.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024

A wallpapered room lit by ceiling bulb is just visible upstairs.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

I stacked a few plates and followed Mrs. Baxter into the wallpapered kitchen.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

Another option: wallpapering the ceiling instead of the walls.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

She says the company took her and her colleagues on training courses to learn how to to do DIY, such as painting and wallpapering.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

At the Broad, curator Sarah Loyer has grouped works thematically, virtually wallpapering many of the 10 galleries, floor to ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

These long chains of fractions could stretch out across 15 feet of notebook pages wallpapering his cell.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2023

The mural itself had been damaged in spots by all the wallpapering done over it, so she was not able to make out the artist’s signature.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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