acrylic

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Recent Examples of acrylic The oil-and-acrylic painting was created, in part, with the aid of artificial intelligence. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 The Johnson-Sea-Link was a research submersible with a clear acrylic sphere that gave its pilot and observer a panoramic view of the deep. Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Synthetic Pieces Both Roose and Malina say that synthetic materials (like acrylic or polyester) don't belong in a timeless living room. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 24 June 2026 Made of clear acrylic, the entire back wall of the pool serves as a window into the wonderland around you. Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrylic
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Noun
  • Use Watercolors to Capture the Scenery Bring a small watercolor kit to a local park or the beach and paint whatever catches your eye.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
  • This iteration of ivy decor is less like a realistic watercolor and more like a freer, more abstract one.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
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
Noun
  • 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
  • The upbeat orange shade is characterized by its strong undertones of creamy white and vibrant yellow, making the color sit somewhere between pastel and neon.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • Jagger didn’t offer any specifics, though, on the ideal diptych of years for a depiction of the band.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Adam and Eve After Cranach, 1971, an acrylic diptych modeled on Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1526 painting of the titular couple.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.
    Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017

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“Acrylic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrylic. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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