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Vandals used pink and white spray paint to graffiti a string of vehicles, buildings and businesses over the weekend, according to the Boise Police Department.
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But rather than go the traditional route of weighty heritage and spectacular yet static stones, the house has placed its mascot, Wladimir the cat, center stage (in a dedicated app, Vendorama) and tapped the artist Noé to graffiti the entryway.
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Mark MacKinnon | The Globe and Mail | Dec 2, 2016 | 63 minutes (15,996 words) MacKinnon tells the story of Naief Abazid, who graffitied a school wall on a lark at age 14.
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The Montreal resident, who runs a power-washing business, is the founder of an initiative called Erasing Hate, where he is often called upon to remove hate symbols that have been graffitied onto public property, according to the CBC.
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Police began investigating after a church parishioner reported finding the door kicked in and graffiti on three buildings.
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The new tagline was graffitied on one of the walls, and hip young guests were plied with Moscow Mules and Armani Exchange popcorn.
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Also on display is a photo of a wall graffitied up by Andrew Witten, who went by Zephyr.
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When a giant portrait of a fierce-looking owl, the emblem of Athens since ancient times, was itself graffitied, it was quickly cleaned up.
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Origin and Etymology of graffiti
Definition of graffiti
: usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface
Is graffiti singular or plural?
Graffiti, which also serves as the plural of graffito, is commonly used as a singular mass noun.
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- graffiti … was depressing people who rode the subways
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- graffiti comes in various styles
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Examples of graffiti in a Sentence
The walls of the old building are covered with graffiti.
Recent Examples of graffiti from the Web
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Grant, in an interview, said her husband had been taking pictures of the graffiti — none of it racially charged — to document it and send to the liaison.
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However, his resentment only manifested itself as anonymous anti-government graffiti, rebelliously written on bathroom walls and carved with frustration into barroom counters.
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The candidates also had different ideas about issues such as how to eradicate a worsening problem with graffiti in the South Bay.
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Sometimes the effect is slight—the excellent catalog notes that the 13th century B.C. Temple of Ramesses II is carved with graffiti from sixth century B.C. Greek mercenaries..
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The walls of the country's parliament are still scarred with the anti-Nazi graffiti left by Soviet soldiers.
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Her team drove yard signs into the ground, then circled back to replace the ones covered in graffiti.
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Throughout the video, there are a couple of scenes with graffiti in the background.
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For dessert, an assortment of pastries accompanies the final stretch of the performance, which includes a graffiti painting of Michael Jackson.
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Origin and Etymology of graffiti
Italian, plural of graffito
GRAFFITI Defined for English Language Learners
graffiti
Definition of graffiti for English Language Learners
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: pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc.
GRAFFITI Defined for Kids
Definition of graffiti for Students
: writing or drawing made on a public structure without permission
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