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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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“A lot of people look at this as the last unpainted canvas in Los Angeles,” Perea said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Pantoja managed to take Van down to the canvas again and worked from the top for much of the round, showing that he could still trouble the champion when he managed to impose his style.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Then he eyed the canvas tote bag where I’d stashed a notepad and some audio gear.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Vojtech Vyhnak has put on hold plans to hire workers for his custom canvas printmaking business that he would normally be preparing to add now for the busy Christmas season.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Ignoring me, Sela sat next to Auntie, a curtain of dark hair glowing red around the edges briefly blocking her face as she set her canvas bag on the ground.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Although his canvases typically sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, when he completed a large mural for the Palestinian Museum, his requested fee was only a fig tree to be planted in the garden.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Breakfast burritos in L.A. are canvases for individual creative expression, innovations that graft global cuisines or basic energy bombs to fuel the day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Early in 2024, taggers began turning Oceanwide Plaza’s skyscrapers into canvases for graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Photography was another medium he took up, using it both as an aid in planning his canvases and to create standalone works.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

We packed blankets, food, canteens, fishing line, the lavender blanket Maureen took everywhere, Lori’s paper and pencils, Mom’s easel and canvases and brushes and paints.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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