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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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The grasslands and hillsides act as a vast, uncluttered canvas for their colors, which typically bloom in March and last through April.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Dubois set up a knockdown with a sharp double jab followed by a left hook, sending Harper to the canvas.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Dick’s aim is to capture the glories of the region on canvas, but he also falls for Doris Owen, his host’s daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Sinners” is a meditation on how the past’s crimes and terrors bleed into the present, rendered by a Black artist using a popular genre, horror, as half of his canvas.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

In front of it, a girl about your age is singing along to the next song, spread out on a Heart Berry blanket staring at a canvas.

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




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