acrylic

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Recent Examples of acrylic The model consists of an aluminum frame covered in latex, foam, straw, acrylic paint and adhesive, all attached to a metal base. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 Bring your own artwork and supplies (acrylic, oil, or watercolor) to work with Alex and fellow artists. Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 The intraocular lenses are made of silicone, acrylic, or other plastics and are coated in material to protect the eyes from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 The team was able to remove the external support in October and added a dental acrylic covering over the gap in the bone until late March. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acrylic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrylic
Noun
  • As watercolor materials incorporated gum arabic, the printing industry would soon also come to rely on the substance.
    Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Art is everywhere in food, from doodles on condiment packaging to watercolors on plates and tea towels.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Every aspect of each design, from sketching to gouache rendering to fabrication, is a product of the human hand.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • From a medieval English baptismal font with its original stucco intact (Blumka Gallery, D7) to a strangely jubilant gouache of a volcanic eruption in 1830 (Hill-Stone, D3), the fair still leans on museum-grade objects that boast enough oddity to beckon the wallets of collectors.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Find a fun shade of blue or a spring pastel to tuck in your tween's Easter egg.
    Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Picture pastel cottages, rocking chairs on porches and sunrises over the Atlantic.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The lithograph diptych is by America Martin and was also sourced through 1stDibs.
    Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The diptych begins with an artist onstage for a public conversation, then floats in and out of internal monologues and exchanges between the artist and his censor.
    Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Acrylic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrylic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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