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crayon

[krey-on, -uhn] / ˈkreɪ ɒn, -ən /
NOUN
chalk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Crayola™ colored wax


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If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2026

Scribbles, doodles, crayon marks and stickers — evoking Lisa Frank and anime cartoons — have begun appearing on prominent Gen Z contemporary fiction covers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

A loose 1878 crayon and ink-wash study for an illustration for Émile Zola’s “L’Assommoir” becomes a firmer, more detailed pen, ink and chalk version, made even more solid in the final reproduction.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

She told him about her little brother and sister at home, who loved to crayon every piece of paper they could find, whether or not it already had type all over it.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Similarly, many school supplies are produced overseas, like pencils and crayons, which are predominantly imported from Brazil, China, Mexico and India.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

When genuine art materials were difficult to obtain during World War II, he used children’s wax crayons.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Rail insiders said it had not even reached the "crayons on a map" stage.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

While Penny is busy with her crayons, Mrs. V checks her mail.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Many families hung banners with crayoned, or painted, rainbows, with a hashtag mantra: “Tutto andra’ bene,” or everything will turn out OK.

From Washington Times Mar. 15, 2020

Taped to another wall are coloring book tear-outs of Odums’ drawings, crayoned in by young children who come here for art instruction.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2020

In the 50th minute, as the crayoned cheeks began to run, Swiss forward Steven Zuber snapped a header to level the game at 1.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2018

A brightly crayoned Pollock's toy theatre pops up in its place, its flat proscenium arch festooned with pictures of the Cheshire Cat and Captain Hook.

From The Guardian Mar. 31, 2013

The mummy jar had been unscrewed, the tape stripped off, the crayoned picture of the Jackson Five torn.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Lately, those maps have come to resemble abstract art, or just crayoning gone wild.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

Kraemer seemed to pause only once, when he beamed at an embassy employee crayoning the red-and-white flag onto cheeks all shapes and colors.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2018

Their bags were stuffed with nappies and milk for Riad, who is busily crayoning and crawling under the table while they talk.

From The Guardian May 25, 2016

After crayoning the wax onto your board you clip the paper to the iron so it's between the iron plate and your base.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because, with Maniac around, Hester and Lester lost their interest in crayoning everything in sight.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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