as in crafts
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
one of the country's finest practitioners of the art of cabinetmaking
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Recent Examples of arts
While so many arts institutions have struggled to survive, her academy continues to thrive and pour into young dancers year after year.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
For 57 years, the Baraboo campus has enriched the community with arts, athletics and culture.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Higley Unified School District Seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% to support teacher compensation, class sizes, educational resources for classrooms, elementary programs, including physical education, music and arts, all-day kindergarten and gifted programs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Originally from Austin, TX, Ben feels right at home in the vibrant arts and entertainment scene of Northwest Arkansas.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
International, a new arts festival produced by producer and Brooklyn Academy of Music’s former artistic director David Binder.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cal has partnered with Hood Design Studio, a landscape architecture and social arts firm, to lead that effort.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The Maysles Brothers Award for best documentary will be decided by a jury comprised of The Hollywood Reporter’s senior writer Chris Gardner, Minding the Gap documentary filmmaker Bing Liu and arts administrator Lisa Lucas.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Multiple artists, including Marina Abramović, are credited as fine-arts collaborators for Masquerade, all of whom allowed the production to feature their thematically appropriate work.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
For 57 years, the Baraboo campus has enriched the community with arts, athletics and culture.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Higley Unified School District Seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% to support teacher compensation, class sizes, educational resources for classrooms, elementary programs, including physical education, music and arts, all-day kindergarten and gifted programs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Originally from Austin, TX, Ben feels right at home in the vibrant arts and entertainment scene of Northwest Arkansas.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
International, a new arts festival produced by producer and Brooklyn Academy of Music’s former artistic director David Binder.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cal has partnered with Hood Design Studio, a landscape architecture and social arts firm, to lead that effort.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The Maysles Brothers Award for best documentary will be decided by a jury comprised of The Hollywood Reporter’s senior writer Chris Gardner, Minding the Gap documentary filmmaker Bing Liu and arts administrator Lisa Lucas.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Multiple artists, including Marina Abramović, are credited as fine-arts collaborators for Masquerade, all of whom allowed the production to feature their thematically appropriate work.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arts
crafts
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Each week features new recipe samples, kids’ crafts and community resources.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The pow wow is free on the opening Friday for students and school personnel that come from all over the region with singers, musicians, storytelling, crafts and food all part of the festivities.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arts. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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