found object

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Recent Examples of found object At Zwirner, a dimly gallery gives these solemn figures an air of reverence, with the stitched fabric and found objects of The Last Transmission (2024) resembling an offering to someone departed. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined. Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025 Each of the artists explores themes of identity, migration, labor and place through various mediums, such as painting, found objects and video installations. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 The excavation found objects relating to the furnishing and renovation of the house. James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for found object
Recent Examples of Synonyms for found object
Noun
  • The list includes coveted exotics, like the Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM, along with some unexpected names, like the Toyota Rav4 EV short-wheelbase prototype.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
  • These results further reinforced the depth of demand across both European exotics and culturally significant collector cars.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round out of the University of Cincinnati in 2007 (two years after Thomas left), Celek spent his entire 11-year NFL career in Philadelphia — a rarity in professional football.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The group was so small because of the rarity of the condition.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Designers agree that smaller accessories and objets d'art that should be added to a room last.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Stocked with 24 whole-leaf teas that beckon to be opened and enjoyed each day of December before Christmas, the set itself doubles as an objet d’art that will beautify the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever else its recipient chooses to park it for the month.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
  • Holy rara avis, Batman!
    Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • Visit Lake Tahoe shares the wonder of this iconic alpine lake with the world and works passionately to preserve its grandeur and good times for endless generations.
    Brian Higgins, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But what could have been a one-hit-wonder sparked a new generation of projects, driven by Belgian producers from both sides of the country.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Robert enjoys learning fun facts about different creatures and can talk about them with excitement and curiosity.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The first is curiosity — the drive to generate novel questions, not just process existing ones.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Conscription and extensive civil defense shelters, now historical curios in much of the West, remain bedrock elements of Finnish defense.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, admirers, colleagues and gallery workers have sent her curios from New Mexico, Tennessee, New England and beyond.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • However, these early quartz marvels had a couple of drawbacks.
    David Szondy March 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Riekenberg marvels at what Jimenez did in that victory.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Found object.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found%20object. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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