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canvas

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


NOUN
painting on coarse material
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Wilder was docked a point for pushing, and both men ended up on the canvas again in the 11th, though neither incident was ruled a knockdown.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Dick’s aim is to capture the glories of the region on canvas, but he also falls for Doris Owen, his host’s daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Sinners” is a meditation on how the past’s crimes and terrors bleed into the present, rendered by a Black artist using a popular genre, horror, as half of his canvas.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

She points to the orange fence on the right hand picture which looks like a handle and the entire white canvas of the left hand painting which resembles the blade.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Across from them stood two canvas bins, both loaded with books.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein