canvases

variants also canvasses
plural of canvas

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Recent Examples of canvases In past years, people have repurposed the thin plastic from the signs to make school projects, as art canvases, and even model airplanes. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Options include traditional frames (with over 50 styles to choose from), canvas prints, wood mounts, and framed canvases. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026 During Sunday’s press conference, Chief Comeaux shared that investigators are planning to conduct door-to-door canvasses of local businesses to collect surveillance video and review footage of the three incidents. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 Experts found that the use of foam boards, non-fire-retardant scaffolding nets and canvases contributed to the fire's spread, the report said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Experts found the use of foam boards, non-fire-retardant scaffolding nets and canvases contributed to the fire’s spread, among other factors, the report said. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 This deal includes a T-PEN stylus with 4,096 pressure levels, making creating digital art and writing feel as natural as possible without lugging around all your paints, pens, and canvases. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Like late de Kooning, the picture plane has been emptied of people, just Alex and his canvases. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The night before, amid the horde at the opening of Thaddaeus Ropac’s Georg Baselitz show, actor Damian Lewis was sizing up the big canvases. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
Noun
  • Also included in the mix were family heirlooms, like paintings passed down to her from her grandmother, or works made by her father.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In conversation with Vanity Fair, the former 007 talks favorite Christmas traditions, the Burberry Mac he’s kept for years, the art of playing it cool, how filming MobLand shaped his personal style, and the paintings waiting for him in London.
    — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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