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acrylic

[uh-kril-ik] / əˈkrɪl ɪk /


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Entertainer Josephine Baker, disco icons Dianna Ross and Donna Summer, and Olympic gold-medal-winning sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner - whose dramatic acrylic sets often distracted headline writers from her record-setting performances - have all pioneered nail art.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

"You start from a sheet of acrylic," he explains.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

An acrylic DVF wrap dress might have been priced around $84 in 1975, per the Vintage Fashion Guild.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Through a series of acrylic paintings, Gardner explores intimate connections between parents and children, partners and siblings, inviting viewers to identify themselves within his signature faceless figures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

A few days later, Mother drove me forty miles to a small shop whose shelves were lined with exotic shoes and strange acrylic costumes.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

However, cash flow from the surge in acrylics margins shouldn’t be used to continue a dividend policy that was devised during better times, Bray says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

However, a closer look "reveals that these dented cans were meticulously hand-painted with acrylics", the LAM museum in Lisse said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

The basic materials -- usually epoxies or acrylics -- come mostly from petrochemical feedstocks.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

But also missing is an example of the bright, abstract acrylics Sam Gilliam saturated into expanses of cotton duck or linen, which he gathered and draped from the ceiling and across the wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

I pack my best pencils and feel a horrible ache in my heart when I leave all my acrylics and brushes in the corner.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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