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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The World Cup gives DoorDash a cultural canvas to encourage exactly that.
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The military used beeswax to waterproof canvas tents and rucksacks, use in sunscreen and camouflage, and wax and coat planes to reduce drag and save money on fuel.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Oxford weave canvas, the AirPods Case‘s buttery-smooth leather, and the Medium Luggage‘s ultra-glazed shell.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The military used beeswax to waterproof canvas tents and rucksacks, use in sunscreen and camouflage, and wax and coat planes to reduce drag and save money on fuel.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Oxford weave canvas, the AirPods Case‘s buttery-smooth leather, and the Medium Luggage‘s ultra-glazed shell.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvas
painting
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Baer beautifully evokes paintings inspired by the work of outsider artist Henry Darger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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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
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“Canvas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvas. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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