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graffito

[gruh-fee-toh] / grəˈfi toʊ /


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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Another possibility: Was the hillside carving an act of outsize graffito?

From Washington Post ● May 16, 2021

Adding insult to injury was the appearance of a stenciled graffito — “It’s Like Talkin to a Wall” — across the section, with the same sentiment expressed in Arabic above and Hebrew below.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2015

The third century Alaxamenos graffito depicts a worshipper standing next to a donkey-headed man on a crucifix.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2013

Upon all points, therefore, our claim concerning the graffito is an ill-founded one; and it cannot be considered evidence regarding either cross or crucifixion.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by John Denham Parsons

Restaurant owners who try AI food marketing sometimes encounter angry backlash, including graffiti at a San Francisco cafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

On a street in southern Israel, a graffiti artist paints a mural depicting the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "NAZA".

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

On our way up here, we had passed graffiti flamingos on the sides of bunkers and on the path itself, but he had made no reference to them in his spiel about the island’s history.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Five days after Lopez was arrested, Parchman photographed fresh graffiti on a wall near where Moore was killed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

At times, I see the flag drawn in graffiti on walls.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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