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also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
Recently, though, those humble paddles have become more akin to canvases.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 May 2026
Brush in hand, she is dwarfed by huge canvases within the paintings on which bare-breasted figures are in the process of emerging—a waiflike handmaiden hard at work at the feet of her American Helens of Troy.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Black polka dots of varying sizes make the nails feel like mini canvases of contemporary art.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume drenches the film in dark blues and grainy blacks, as deeply unsettling as Cristina’s canvases.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Her huge canvases, installed almost theatrically on floor-to-ceiling posts, depict crowds dissolving into smoke, shadow, and flesh-toned blurs.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
His goal with CubaNostalgia is to preserve the designs of those buildings on large canvases that lead visitors on a stroll through Havana.
—Sarah Moreno
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Also with the two recently restore Tintoretto canvases.
—Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Inspired by the tags left by Azusa’s Julia Juarez and her friends, Molina sent over two dozen seven-inch record sleeves to friends to use as blank canvases.
—Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 May 2026
Brush in hand, she is dwarfed by huge canvases within the paintings on which bare-breasted figures are in the process of emerging—a waiflike handmaiden hard at work at the feet of her American Helens of Troy.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Black polka dots of varying sizes make the nails feel like mini canvases of contemporary art.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume drenches the film in dark blues and grainy blacks, as deeply unsettling as Cristina’s canvases.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Her huge canvases, installed almost theatrically on floor-to-ceiling posts, depict crowds dissolving into smoke, shadow, and flesh-toned blurs.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
His goal with CubaNostalgia is to preserve the designs of those buildings on large canvases that lead visitors on a stroll through Havana.
—Sarah Moreno
may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Also with the two recently restore Tintoretto canvases.
—Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Inspired by the tags left by Azusa’s Julia Juarez and her friends, Molina sent over two dozen seven-inch record sleeves to friends to use as blank canvases.
—Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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Creatives love staying at this boutique property, where murals cover the walls, the rooms feature one-of-a-kind paintings and the Musicians in Residence program brings artists like Thievery Corporation, Rufus du Sol and Khruangbin to the hotel.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
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Founded in 1964 by the city of Miami Beach, the Bass began with the collection of John Bass, president of Puerto Rico’s Fajardo Sugar Company, and his wife Johanna, some 500 works spanning Old Master paintings, textiles, and sculptures.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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