Thesaurus results for ACRYLIC

acrylic

noun

Definition of acrylic

as in watercolor

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Recent Examples of acrylic Parsons used acrylic, a relatively new, quick-drying medium that few artists of her generation had yet taken up. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026 The next issue was iterating through all the model changes necessary to incorporate the acrylic and NDF into the clock case. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 The Crown released six references with PNDs throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, switching up bezels from metal to acrylic, swapping between screw-down and pump-style pushers, updating movements, and tweaking that famous face. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 July 2026 For the Modernist For the modernist, CB2’s acrylic-and-nickel toilet roll stand is a renter-friendly take on the hardware. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrylic

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Noun

Shawkat wore an airy sundress with watercolor yellow and black-and-white leaf panelling, with her own pair of white stripe adidas.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
And then actually looked at a friend of Jane’s who is a watercolor artist that works in circles and different shapes.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of watercolor

Noun

The tarot is a full 78-card deck, with each card an original work of art, usually a composite of gouache painting and collage/lithography.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of gouache

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If your nail style leans a little moodier, consider swapping your usual pastel for an espresso manicure.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Its palatial villas are decked out in pops of pastel, emerald marble showers, rose gold finishes and artful details that make this lavish outpost a cut above the rest.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026