acrylic

Definition of acrylicnext

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Recent Examples of acrylic This small acrylic container is a great way to draw the eyes of your guests to a small knickknack of your choosing. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 To do this, dense materials such as acrylic, quartz, or bismuth germanate can be used. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 Files with 100 to 180 grit are ideal for shaping and shortening gel, acrylic, or press-on nails, while medium grit (around 180 to 220) is better for shaping natural tips—without causing splits or tears. Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026 If air gets into the can, household paint will rot or dry out (just like an acrylic or crafting paint), says home painting professional Luke Hass. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrylic
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Noun
  • The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art has the largest collection of Florida art, including 2,600 oil and watercolor paintings of the state.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona.
    Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.
    Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trio wanted to speak to children directly, and using oil pastel was part of their approach.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Sweet shades of pastel get an edge when combined with chrome.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Roberts’ work reappears in the adjacent study as a diptych of layered greens, hung against custom oak millwork.
    Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • One is a diptych of a ship before and after its wreckage.
    Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.
    Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017

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“Acrylic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrylic. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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