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Recent Examples of finger painting
Her collection features millions of childhood artworks across developmental milestones — from scribbles to finger paintings and pictorial works — and has served as a major source of inspiration for Belott’s own artistic practice.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
For toddlers and preschoolers, focus on tactile or sensory exploration activities like finger painting with mud, stamping with leaves, or drawing in the dirt with sticks.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
Do something fun and silly—like finger painting or completing a puzzle.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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A little goes a long way with this gel-cream blush that will remind you of finger painting from back in the day.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
For toddlers and preschoolers, focus on tactile or sensory exploration activities like finger painting with mud, stamping with leaves, or drawing in the dirt with sticks.
—Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
Do something fun and silly—like finger painting or completing a puzzle.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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$20 $15
Glossier
A little goes a long way with this gel-cream blush that will remind you of finger painting from back in the day.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger painting
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By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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There will be free refreshments and opportunity drawings while attendees obtain the catalog featuring the center’s class schedule.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Exploring different lunar regions with the Artemis program could provide a more complete portrait of the landscape and its composition, and uncover clues on why the moon’s near and far sides differ, how much water the moon contains and how the silvery orb has evolved over time.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The robust, 1,800-plus-piece collection includes everything from photographs by Jamel Shabazz and sculptures by John Ahearn to portraits painted by Henry Taylor.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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The diffused appearance of this gradient design has a mesmerizing, watercolor-like appearance.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scrolling through the results, Benning then selected a diverse set of reference images and turned these into digital collages on an app on their phone, finally executing them on paper through the highly personal and painstaking medium of watercolor.—
Alex Bacon,
Artforum,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some robots, like Noetix’s Bumi, appeared in comedy sketches to show social interaction capabilities.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The program’s first three sketches prominently featured humanoid robots, including a lengthy martial arts demonstration where over a dozen Unitree humanoids performed sophisticated fight sequences waving swords, poles and nunchucks in close proximity to human children performers.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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The loafer mule emerged as a quiet breakout this season after a decade-and change of laying dormant, with Bottega Veneta, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein, and Celine all incorporating versions of the silhouette on their spring runways.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Qinsen 2-piece Set is your answer for what to wear on long flights and cozy hotel mornings alike; its body-skimming silhouette is versatile enough to dress up or down, and to wear together or separately for a wide range of outfit options.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Digital twins are virtual models that incorporate a great deal of mechanical and engineering data, creating a like-for-like digital representation of a real object, such as an aircraft.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fate of Kansas City’s district Amid the political wrangling, one looming legal case could decide the fate of Kansas City’s congressional representation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Window tinting, clear coating, VIN etching, car locator services, life insurance and an extended warranty.—
Dave Lieber
Feb. 11,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20painting. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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