: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can
a can of spray paint
spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints
: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer
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Sharon Kennedy Wynne, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
On June 12, the FBI raided their house, where agents found face masks, spray paint, a slingshot and a notebook with anti-police slogans in the Ford pickup.
—Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The department had been seeking complaints in Newton District Court against a 54-year-old city man who allegedly spray-painted over the double yellow lines early Wednesday morning.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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Noun
But the one tool many muralists use, spray paint, had to be off limits since the fumes would be toxic indoors, said Allison McCarthy, curator of the exhibit.
—Sharon Kennedy Wynne, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
On June 12, the FBI raided their house, where agents found face masks, spray paint, a slingshot and a notebook with anti-police slogans in the Ford pickup.
—Victoria Elena Valenzuela, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Swastikas were spray-painted on several buildings in Little Village over the weekend, and one building was tagged a second time with a pro-immigration enforcement statement, community members said.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The department had been seeking complaints in Newton District Court against a 54-year-old city man who allegedly spray-painted over the double yellow lines early Wednesday morning.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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