spray paint

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noun

: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can
a can of spray paint

spray-paint

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verb

spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints
: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer

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Noun
Barbaro obliterated the photo with blue spray paint. Sally Ventura june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 Dorothy Tillman, 3rd, dissented saying that aldermen should be more concerned with problems of unemployment and housing than keeping spray paint cans out of the hands of vandals. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Verb
Robert McGrath, 21, is charged with one felony count of vandalism for allegedly spray-painting an expletive on the side of the federal Veterans Affairs building in downtown Los Angeles. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 According to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis, demonstrators spray-painted the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, refused to disperse and threw rocks at officers, injuring three of them. Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spray paint

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“Spray paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20paint. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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