: a transparent acrylic plastic often used in place of glass
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Recent Examples on the WebIn O’Connor’s courtroom, the plexiglass dividers were stacked in a pile, awaiting removal. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 Picture two plexiglass walls facing each other, about four feet apart. Wesley Lapointe, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 The plexiglass could be tricky to see through if the light hit it at certain angles. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022 The scene was set for a ceremony: white flags in the wind, a plexiglass lectern. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 For the show, Partington — a dive master and expedition leader at Shark Diving Xperts and Islander Charters in Manchester, U.K. — goes out in the open ocean in a plexiglass raft to view great white sharks up close. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 Experts are also publicizing the folly of using plexiglass dividers to shield people from one another's breath. The Week Staff, The Week, 24 Apr. 2022 Over the past year some mall Santas have been forced to wave at children from behind plexiglass. Faith Karimi, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021 Last year, many malls kept their Santas behind plexiglass or cancelled the holiday tradition altogether. Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021 See More