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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

Rubens was one of the last Baroque artists to paint on wood as well as canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

“It was a blank canvas for us to play and experiment,” she recalls a decade later.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Under the pew, I tapped his metal crutches with the tip of my blue canvas shoe.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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