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easel

[ee-zuhl] / ˈi zəl /
NOUN
stand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Provided with workbooks, easel pads and Sharpies, they arrived ready to game out responses to some of AI’s biggest risks—to jobs, the economy, political stability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The desk looks more like a small, table-top easel.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Now, he’s relegated his studio space to a spot for recording Cameos, perched in front of a ring light rather than an easel.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

The handheld camera prefers to lurk on the wooden side of the easel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

He takes it to a blacksmith and has him put iron corners on the frame, and iron spikes on the legs so he can stand it up outside next to his easel.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Upstairs at the studio I have a little painting area with easels for my grandkids, but my grandson, Jet, isn’t that into painting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

About a dozen students sit at easels, intent on their brush strokes and the live model reclining on a cloth-draped platform.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

It was easier the second time around: we already had easels to display the pictures, and we were able to import the invites from Mom's big day over to Dad's.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023

The invention of tubes of paint, as well as faster drying paint and collapsible easels, allowed artists to explore faster, more spontaneous ways of painting, often outdoors 'en plein air'.

From BBC ● May 23, 2023

He wiped his forehead and upper lip as he pulled up the cloth covering one of the easels to reveal a colorful chart of the major food groups.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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