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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As Mars and Pluto harmonize, romance is a canvas for healing and personal transformation.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
The canvas appears to be something that, perhaps in the future, users could co-create documents and computer code hand-in-hand with the AI system.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Whether on a canvas or a plate, the duo was committed to building something meant to last, meant to say something.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Its 45-foot-long cabin, and a generous ceiling height of 6 feet, 2 inches, gave Larrañaga an ample blank canvas.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
The canvas appears to be something that, perhaps in the future, users could co-create documents and computer code hand-in-hand with the AI system.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Whether on a canvas or a plate, the duo was committed to building something meant to last, meant to say something.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Its 45-foot-long cabin, and a generous ceiling height of 6 feet, 2 inches, gave Larrañaga an ample blank canvas.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvas
painting
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Shop for antiques, clothing, birdhouses, leather, mid-century furniture, paintings, cutting boards, and more.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the contemporary landscape, Glasgow continues to be a crucible for innovation through alumni such as Jenny Saville, renowned for her large-scale, visceral figurative paintings that challenge conventional representations of the body.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Canvas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvas. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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