variants
also canvass
as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvas
The Miami Dolphins are a blank canvas, one that’s ready to be painted on.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Survivor is wood and canvas and sand and sandbags and dirt and mud.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 18 May 2026
Both works were oil and enamel on canvas, marked primarily by black paint.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Survivor is wood and canvas and sand and sandbags and dirt and mud.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 18 May 2026
Both works were oil and enamel on canvas, marked primarily by black paint.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvas
painting
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Visiting the painting will be available as a separate attraction that requires its own ticket.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 May 2026
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The building’s original interior — including one of the largest courtrooms in the state, a decorative wall, ceiling paintings, small wood balconies and patterned floor coverings — were restored in the early 2000s through the Texas Historical Commission’s program.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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