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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These days, toast is a canvas for both creativity and comfort, so why not brighten up the morning by bringing in color and spice, tenderness and crunch, sweetness and tang?
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Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
This one combines the classic brown-and-beige monogram canvas with gold hardware.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s set to be a smattering of new body kits with fresh aero components, as well as more customizable liveries that allow creators to use car windows as part of their canvas.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York Times reports that Sotheby’s has valued the canvases, respectively titled The Sources of Music and The Triumph of Music, at a collective $55 million.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
This one combines the classic brown-and-beige monogram canvas with gold hardware.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
There’s set to be a smattering of new body kits with fresh aero components, as well as more customizable liveries that allow creators to use car windows as part of their canvas.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The New York Times reports that Sotheby’s has valued the canvases, respectively titled The Sources of Music and The Triumph of Music, at a collective $55 million.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvas
painting
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But there’s something about looking at a Jacob Lawrence painting that offers me the biggest inspiration in terms of the dexterity and freedom and elasticity of Black bodies in space.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The cross on this painting is a target, like when bombing with a drone.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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