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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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McGregor came out of the gate with a couple of high kicks but missed on both occasions and ended up on the canvas.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The Hay Wain sits on a 6ft-wide canvas and depicts a scene at Flatford with a horse and cart in the river and Willy Lott's Cottage on the bank.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Some complained on social media that international tourists at Trader Joe’s were buying up all the mini canvas tote bags.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Once blended smooth, it becomes a blank canvas with a little backbone.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

I pulled out the field guide with its blue canvas cover and leafed through the pages.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The artist’s long career swept in artworks made not only on cameras and canvases, but on such things as fax machines and photocopiers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Pollock gained international fame for holding his brush above his canvases to create swirling, dripping abstracts, and a 11-foot-wide version, “Number 7A, 1948,” was the largest example of his signature style in private hands.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Also looking to art history is Colette LaVette, whose canvases at Gillian Jason ape rococo stylings in swirls of impressionistic paint.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

My mom’s got a couple of unopened blank canvases leaning against their doorframe.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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