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
  • Click up to Sport or Race mode (available selections also include Wet, Comfort, and ESC Off), and suddenly the continent-crosser morphs into a high-strung canyon carver, one with enough punch to hang with more-muscular exotics.
    Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 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
  • Melling is something of a rarity among movie actors, a distinctive-looking chameleon.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Then you're ushered to your private table—a rarity in the luau world—before the show begins.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 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
  • An evening of short plays by Louisville writers that spark wonder, challenge convention, and reflect the heart and diversity of our region.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The writer of these lines wonders if going after, unearthing, and capturing family secrets and issues on film isn’t emotionally draining.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Steelman died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1986 — the same year that Greenberg, a scrappy reporter for City magazine in Tucson, got a tip about Gretzler that sparked her curiosity.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The Rusty Bolt masterfully turns scrap metal into folk art, with its mannequins and rusty cars, while Copper Cart offers classic Americana and Southwestern curiosities.
    Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, this reboot might be misremembered as a direct-to-video curio — or rediscovered as a bad cult object destined to give some idiot cinephile alcohol poisoning.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Other items will also be available, such as jewelry, curios, knick-knacks, puzzles and more.
    Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Such questions are central to this elusive marvel, which invites the viewer to complete the drawing that Schilinski evocatively sketches.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • At the Gritti Epicurean cooking school, small groups are introduced to the marvels of Venetian culinary traditions in half-day to three-day courses.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Found object.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found%20object. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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