: 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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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
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
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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
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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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