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graffito

[gruh-fee-toh] / grəˈfi toʊ /


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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2023

Last month I was able to solve the mystery of a graffito on an I-66 overpass that drivers have seen for decades.

From Washington Post Aug. 22, 2022

The graffito “Bringing you the streets of Derry ’72” was seen in London, Leicester and Manchester.

From The Guardian Apr. 10, 2019

Adding insult to injury was the appearance of a stenciled graffito — “It’s Like Talkin to a Wall” — across the section, with the same sentiment expressed in Arabic above and Hebrew below.

From New York Times Apr. 8, 2015

Not until the last half of the twentieth century would the graffito in English receive the kind of attention that had been paid it in England in the 1730s.

From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 by Guffey, George R.

Anti-guga hunt graffiti was sprayed on walls at NatureScot's headquarters in Inverness in February, and was followed by a rooftop protest in March.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The original graffiti was quickly removed, and a mural was commissioned in its place.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

That pattern was important because it indicated that the carbon was part of the original pigment rather than contamination left by later graffiti, visitors, or tourist activity inside the cave.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

At one protest site in Delhi, graffiti captures the mood: "We do not have jobs. If you wipe this out, we will come back tomorrow".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“Hey. I’m having my bonfire soon. We’re going to have a fake scoreboard to graffiti and everything. You should come.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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