canvas
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They merely project modern anxieties onto the canvas of an imagined ancient Rome.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Wilder was docked a point for pushing, and both men ended up on the canvas again in the 11th, though neither incident was ruled a knockdown.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
His canvas was vast and so were his themes, chief among them a clear-eyed assessment of that part of the nation so essential to the formation of America’s national identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
There almost everything serves as a canvas, including painted trash doubling as decor and the silkscreened couch on which he’s seated.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
They remind me of the paintings Gram left in her studio, the bits of blank canvas peeking out between all the colors.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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