as in painting
a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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Recent Examples of mural
Down the length of the opposite wall, there’s a mural of Haitian sunsets with rippling layers of blue, pink, and orange.
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Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Paint a retaining wall mural Unleash your inner artist with a retaining wall mural inspired by your backyard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
The intricate wall murals immediately reeled me in, followed by the larger, decorative information boards for the flower displays.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The lower level of the murals include doors and windows, as well as artwork and ink scroll paintings.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Paint a retaining wall mural Unleash your inner artist with a retaining wall mural inspired by your backyard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
The intricate wall murals immediately reeled me in, followed by the larger, decorative information boards for the flower displays.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The lower level of the murals include doors and windows, as well as artwork and ink scroll paintings.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mural
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The paintings on exhibit at Zwirner were filled with references to her earlier works and to herself.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yet presidents can choose which paintings to hang in the entryway and along the hall that connects the State Dining Room to the East Room.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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While early voting and mail-in ballots received before Election Day are processed and posted on election night, vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day, along with provisional ballots, are counted during the official canvass period within 30 days after the election.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2025
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The decline comes as Democrats’ ideological wings fight over the best tactics to counter Trump, which, combined with raw political ambition, makes the emerging Democratic 2028 field a wide-open electoral canvass.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are covered in 70-year-old fresco murals painted by artists in the 1950s.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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His second thought was the that fresco needed some love.—
Clara Vannucci,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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On sale for 63 percent off, the Bogota sneakers have a flexible, breathable canvas upper and a high shaft for extra ankle support.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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Three distinct figures sprawl across a seven-foot-wide, four-foot-tall landscape canvas, the man in the center and the woman on the right represent Jean-Michel Basquiat’s parents, Gerard and Matilda.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Take the view: a sweeping, cinematic panorama of Los Angeles, framed with intention.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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From the elevated overlook, visitors have an incredible view of a bare panorama that holds the remains of many extinct species dating back 5 million years.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, nearly a quarter of BP’s shareholders voted against the oil and gas major’s current chairman.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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But just two months earlier, the justices allowed a similar suit from the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, to continue against oil and gas companies.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Mural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mural. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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