variants
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
Needlepoint Did your grandmother spend her time needlepointing canvases that never made it to a finished product?
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
His contribution to the Prix Marcel Duchamp comprises seven massive canvases containing surreal figures bathed in a phosphorescent green.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
The middle frames offered dueling canvasses for the starting pitchers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
These canvases are too strange and slippery for that.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
This year, 34 local artists were turned loose to create unique works of art with blank ceramic skulls as their canvasses.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Increasing its artistic connection to nature, throughout the day, sunlight and shadows use both interior and exterior spaces as slow-moving canvases.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Other vegan protein sources like tofu and tempeh also make for great meat substitutes (and serve as blank canvases for flavor).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 8 Oct. 2025
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
His contribution to the Prix Marcel Duchamp comprises seven massive canvases containing surreal figures bathed in a phosphorescent green.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
The middle frames offered dueling canvasses for the starting pitchers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
These canvases are too strange and slippery for that.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
This year, 34 local artists were turned loose to create unique works of art with blank ceramic skulls as their canvasses.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Increasing its artistic connection to nature, throughout the day, sunlight and shadows use both interior and exterior spaces as slow-moving canvases.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Other vegan protein sources like tofu and tempeh also make for great meat substitutes (and serve as blank canvases for flavor).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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Her paintings have been represented by galleries in New York, Barcelona, and Bombay and are part of private collections worldwide.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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These colorful, geometric paintings are similar to murals, but instead of adorning urban buildings, the blocks are more of a rural sighting, typically taking residence on barns and sheds.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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