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
This is the most exciting new writing about the visual arts to appear in a generation.
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Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Ware, a young boy at an arts festival called the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, had just gotten his face painted like a zombie.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Jonathon Ware was just a boy at an arts festival in Portland, Oregon, when a 17-second clip turned him into one of the internet’s earliest memes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Students might get better academic instruction at liberal-arts colleges where the professors are actually expected to teach.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Inmates can earn associate degrees in arts, general studies, business administration, public leadership, or science, or certificates in business management and public administration.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The expanding 200,000-square-foot Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art sits on a landscaped 134-acre campus and is free to the public, as is the music and arts center The Momentary.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The house is minutes from West Hartford Center, Bishop’s Corner, and downtown Hartford, with access to restaurants, shopping, arts, and major employers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The multidisciplinary arts center in East Palo Alto is launching its inaugural Sunset Concerts series on May 9 with Pete Escovedo, a percussionist known for his work with Santana, Azteca and his own orchestra.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Ware, a young boy at an arts festival called the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, had just gotten his face painted like a zombie.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Jonathon Ware was just a boy at an arts festival in Portland, Oregon, when a 17-second clip turned him into one of the internet’s earliest memes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Students might get better academic instruction at liberal-arts colleges where the professors are actually expected to teach.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Inmates can earn associate degrees in arts, general studies, business administration, public leadership, or science, or certificates in business management and public administration.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The expanding 200,000-square-foot Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art sits on a landscaped 134-acre campus and is free to the public, as is the music and arts center The Momentary.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The house is minutes from West Hartford Center, Bishop’s Corner, and downtown Hartford, with access to restaurants, shopping, arts, and major employers.
—Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The multidisciplinary arts center in East Palo Alto is launching its inaugural Sunset Concerts series on May 9 with Pete Escovedo, a percussionist known for his work with Santana, Azteca and his own orchestra.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arts
crafts
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The event also included jumpers, crafts, games, photos with the Spring Bunny and piñatas, as well as refreshments.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kids ages three to 11 can partake in fishing, archery, and crafts, while evenings bring family-friendly fun like movie nights and campfire s’mores.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arts. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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