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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

As seen in the exhibition, his Conté crayon drawings from these months informed his paintings, which pointedly eschewed any hint of the picturesque and also of Impressionist painting.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 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

He had a biscuit tin next to him, and from the tin he pulled what looked like a crayon the size of a small candle.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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

Even as a child colouring with the crayons she loved, she seemed to be doing the wrong thing.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

I know he is just charcoal and oil crayons on the old stony wall.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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 youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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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