variants
also canvass
as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Amid canvas tents and retro campers, the large dining room serves craft cocktails and juicy steaks sourced from the Malarkey family ranch.
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Sierra Vandervort,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
In the 12th, a combo of sledgehammer rights sent Louis to the canvas for good, his first time being knocked out.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Her blank canvas in Naperville is a white brick wall that measures 124 feet long and 25 feet tall.
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Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Currently in pre-production and without a sales agent, the project carries strong environmental timeliness and a genuinely global geographic canvas that should attract factual commissioners.
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Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Sierra Vandervort,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
In the 12th, a combo of sledgehammer rights sent Louis to the canvas for good, his first time being knocked out.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Her blank canvas in Naperville is a white brick wall that measures 124 feet long and 25 feet tall.
—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Currently in pre-production and without a sales agent, the project carries strong environmental timeliness and a genuinely global geographic canvas that should attract factual commissioners.
—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvas
painting
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The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life.
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The missing painting was reported to police and logged with the Art Loss Register shortly after its theft.
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“Canvas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvas. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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