: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can
a can of spray paint
spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints
: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Subtly add a little depth and shine to a traditional harvest wreath with metallic spray paint.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Throughout the city, art is spray-painted on buildings and plastered to walls.
—Teddy Minford, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Over the years, the gangs began actively recruiting younger members at Oakland High, Fremont High and Castlemont High, and began hanging out at Oakland’s San Antonio and Arroyo Viejo parks, using blue spray paint to mark their turf, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Subtly add a little depth and shine to a traditional harvest wreath with metallic spray paint.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mendelsohn said her own home in far North Dallas was targeted in February 2024, when her fence was spray-painted with antisemitic graffiti.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Throughout the city, art is spray-painted on buildings and plastered to walls.
—Teddy Minford, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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