finger paintings

noun

plural of finger painting
as in drawings

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  1. drawings
  2. portraits
  3. sketches
  4. silhouettes
  5. representations
Noun
  • Powerball drawings occur every week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Available rezoning documents label areas on the map where new buildings could be added or existing buildings renovated in Crown Center, but do not include more detailed drawings of possible new buildings, other than the stadium itself.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • Iosseliani’s poetic portraits of life on the Soviet periphery range from neorealist documentation of collective farms to playful snapshots of Tbilisi, with a light touch reminiscent of the French New Wave.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • At the time, the space was filled with tables and shelves overflowing with antiques, tchotchkes and vintage portraits from a lifetime of collecting.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Apple launched Digital Touch to iPhones in 2014, allowing users to send animated sketches, taps and kisses to others.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • And the other is a wealthier bride shopping for diverse silhouettes for her multiple events, her entire wardrobe customized by the country’s top designers.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • The team is also working on other silhouettes, such as loafers.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of silhouettes
Noun
  • The problem was determining which, if any, of his braid representations were unfaithful.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • Strassman says these visions could be nothing more than representations of certain information your brain is generating at the time.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Definition of representations
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“Finger paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20paintings. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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