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
  • Native to Brazil and other South American and Central American countries, colorful peacock bass were stocked in South Florida canals in the mid-1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to control the population of undesirable exotics like tilapia.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • European exotics were also present.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The rarity of the mechanism means that legal and political challenges would be expected, and the fallout could reshape city and state politics.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The hotel honors its commitment to sustainability with an organic garden that provides fresh ingredients for the restaurant—a rarity on the island, where logistics make fresh produce difficult to come by.
    Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • True to house, which set a new precedent for craftsmanship more than 170 years ago, each piece is an objet d'art.
    Jackie Fields, People.com, 19 Aug. 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
  • Eventually, their wonder grates on Glaser and the rest of the forest.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
  • National parks may have the name recognition, but some of our country’s most beautiful natural wonders and sights are tucked away in state parks.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a guilelessness to everything Bella does, a trust in the universe and an insatiable curiosity about humanity.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Possibly proving the old adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity, with the critical response piquing people’s curiosity, All’s Fair launched at #1 on Hulu’s Top 15 and remained in the top spot for the first three days on platform.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Each video, on its own, is a digital curio, the value of which drops to zero after the initial view.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Made in Ancient Egypt, which opened this month at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, features commemorative stela, golden coffins and masks, and sundry curios created in a style that changed very little down the centuries.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of the marvels of Incan design is its masonry, encountered frequently in Cuzco and all through Machu Picchu.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This natural marvel, known as the Emerald Cave, is only part of the experience, which begins on the Colorado River where Nevada meets Arizona.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Found object.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found%20object. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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