as in canvas
a picture created with oil paint
the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile
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as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words
the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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as in staining
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Derivation and meaning: The name Sienna is derived from the English word sienna, referring to a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Other analysts take a more nuanced view, painting the party as a coalition of different broadly right-wing ideological factions.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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This particular trick does add another step to the painting process.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Derivation and meaning: The name Sienna is derived from the English word sienna, referring to a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
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Since Wicked is painting the world pretty pink and ominous green, why not manufacturing too?
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Other analysts take a more nuanced view, painting the party as a coalition of different broadly right-wing ideological factions.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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This canvas, created by Ren’s father, depicts a sea of reds, blues, and small white dots forming a nest around a wounded deer in repose, its dreamy eyes daring viewers to look deeper.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Pick it up in Coach Outlet’s signature canvas with cherries, or try it in taupe or floral for the same price.—
Carly Totten,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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Kovac does not hide behind a veil when describing his work.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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A couple of hours after the shooting, a man reportedly reacting to a text falsely describing an active shooter at Sky Harbor arrived at the airport with numerous firearms and was arrested after a brief altercation with Phoenix police, Reeson said.—
Michelle Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Dec. 2024
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As a global hub of graffiti art, the entire London landscape is scattered with masterful murals.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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For years after the headquarters moved to Battersea, Foster maintained a vast apartment on the office’s top floor, which was furnished with little but a seventy-foot mural by the artist Richard Long.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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With an elevated head and raised tail, the tiger has intricate cast patterns depicting its fur, and may have functioned as a drinking vessel or container.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The episode was also met with resistance in the United Kingdom, where it was banned due to fears that a scene depicting two boys breaking into the werewolf's house would inspire copycat crimes among young viewers.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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But a lot of the Biden diehards will be people from his inner circle, coloring his legacy going forward.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Dec. 2024
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The entire halftime show featured white costumes and coloring, along with a ton of country hits.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Grounding the film meant looking for nonprofessionals for roles beyond the experienced actors portraying her leads.—
Gregory Ellwood,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The parade featured participants dressed as historical and symbolic figures, including 17-year-old Life Sacco portraying Joan of Arc, symbolizing courage and hope.—
Shannon McDonagh,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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This means that the color rendering under a light source should be as natural as possible compared to daylight.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
31 Dec. 2024
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Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.—
Ben Dandridge-Lemco,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2024
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The forecast came in the wake of its sudden dimming during 2023 after a decade of gradually brightening.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Trader stepped outside, into the brightening gray, and placed an FPV drone on a wooden stool resting on its side.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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