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crayon

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


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Designed by Na Song, the cover features drooping blue crayon text and a small illustration of a girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

As freshmen, the teenagers started a political crayon company to encourage voter turnout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The suite is mostly through-composed, yet its harmonic palette invites creativity—“like a crayon box,” Mr. Ross told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

It’s so obvious, it’s practically unconscious — like being told to crayon a great painting and selecting the “Mona Lisa.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

My old crayon art is on the refrigerator with magnets: Dad on top, Gran and the goldens on the bottom.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart