paint over
phrasal verb
painted over; painting over; paints over
: to cover (something) with a layer of paint
paint over graffiti
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Within 24 hours it had been defaced, with her skin painted over in pink and the anti-hate message erased.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Another person would use the product to clean up headstones in cemeteries that had been painted over.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire — the Welsh town where Edwards grew up — artist Steve Jenkins painted over a portrait of Edwards that was part of a larger mural in an underpass.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
The Selection Brush tool is also generally available, which allows users to more easily select and separate specific objects from the canvas by painting over them.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 July 2024
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Another person would use the product to clean up headstones in cemeteries that had been painted over.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire — the Welsh town where Edwards grew up — artist Steve Jenkins painted over a portrait of Edwards that was part of a larger mural in an underpass.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
The Selection Brush tool is also generally available, which allows users to more easily select and separate specific objects from the canvas by painting over them.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 July 2024
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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