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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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“I said if there’s a screw lying on the ground, take it, if there’s a canvas tent, take it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Levine started by poring over the canvas in granular detail, particularly what he could see of the signature: J. Schul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The early signs suggested Itauma had the measure of his opponent, with Hrgovic touching the canvas in the second round and conceding that he was "outboxed" early on.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Using shaped canvases and also experimenting with sculpture, the artist deployed boundary-pushing techniques that are represented by works spanning the entirety of his career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Displayed in Parker’s waiting room and meant to advertise his skills, these canvases surprisingly bear their sitters’ names, giving specificity to the often-anonymous figures of Export painting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

There are too many canvases and art supplies and books.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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