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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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Sometimes it is the details that best illustrate the broader canvas.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“This piece of canvas is your creation, and you can do anything on here that you want to do,” he said in the 1985 episode titled “Blue River.”

From Salon • May 2, 2026

“The main residence has brand-new Wolf appliances, including an induction range, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Custom new white oak hardwood flooring throughout is the canvas for your personal design statement,” the listing notes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Painted after Artemisia returned to Rome after several years in Florence, the roughly life-size, seated figure is folded elegantly into the rectangle of the canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He watched the sail makers cutting heavy canvas into strips and sewing it back together again.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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