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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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Most enigmatic, perhaps, are large, two-sided, abstract drawings from the 1970s, both used in transferring images to canvas and ends in themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Figma aims to bring new capabilities to the platform “and become the canvas for full-stack creation,” Melwani told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

He was sensationally rocked by a huge uppercut from underdog Prenga in the opening round, and then hit the canvas again later in the round.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

It’s also mild in flavor, making it an exceptional canvas for seasoning and aromatics.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Art experts determined many years later that the ornate frame of the painting was actually broken to get the canvas.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Whether that was playing on stage with the band, drawing, or painting huge canvases, he was never “sitting around, doing nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

In diagrammatic canvases that look like otherworldly computer chips, she writes her own invented language and creates charts and instructions inscrutable to the viewer—not a problem since they’re meant for nonhuman entities.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

This started a discussion about art theft, and about how thieves sometimes cut canvases out of frames.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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