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
Head to the Museum of the Cherokee People to explore exhibits that chronicle the history, heritage, and arts of the region’s earliest inhabitants.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
One hundred years later, the Grand Dame of the local arts community remains Louisville's oldest operating theater.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Hours later, his administration began canceling hundreds of NEA grants to arts groups across the country.
—Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
These are not only crafts -- they are described here as arts.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Founded in 2000 by Doug McCraw and Lutz Hofbauer as an arts nonprofit, FAT Village was a unique, innovative arts hub right next to the train tracks where artists showed their work, students learned figure drawing, and patrons sipped cappuccinos while surrounded by vintage books.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Her interdisciplinary practice combines various printmaking processes, bookbinding and fiber arts.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
All funds raised will support City Parks Foundation’s free arts, sports, environmental education, and community building programs produced each year in New York City public parks across all five boroughs.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
One hundred years later, the Grand Dame of the local arts community remains Louisville's oldest operating theater.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Hours later, his administration began canceling hundreds of NEA grants to arts groups across the country.
—Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
These are not only crafts -- they are described here as arts.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Founded in 2000 by Doug McCraw and Lutz Hofbauer as an arts nonprofit, FAT Village was a unique, innovative arts hub right next to the train tracks where artists showed their work, students learned figure drawing, and patrons sipped cappuccinos while surrounded by vintage books.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Her interdisciplinary practice combines various printmaking processes, bookbinding and fiber arts.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
All funds raised will support City Parks Foundation’s free arts, sports, environmental education, and community building programs produced each year in New York City public parks across all five boroughs.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arts
crafts
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Their traditional crafts become a global fashion sensation, transforming rural lives and defying norms.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Even tiny hands can make these adorable crafts—with supervision from a caregiver, of course.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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