Thesaurus results for FOUND OBJECT

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

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Noun

One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of exotic

Noun

That was true from the early stages — when the standings bore greater resemblance to 2024 than 2025, a rarity compared with most of baseball history.

— Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026
That rarity matters because earnings bubbles carry a detection problem that valuation bubbles don’t.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of rarity

Noun

Walls of glass frame a 180-acre lake and riparian forest, while a decorative objet d’art above the stone fireplace embedded with 10-million-year-old fish fossils serves as a focal point.

— David Caraccio Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Consider it a counter-worthy objet d’art for the modern cook.

— Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

Definition of objet d'art

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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
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.

— Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020

Definition of rara avis

Noun

For the past two decades, watching Lionel Messi has been a joy, a privilege and a source of near-constant wonder.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Still, locals hope the mountain’s cultural and natural wonders will secure it a place and will play a role in securing more protection for the mountain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Out of curiosity, the 21-year-old college student from Palos Verdes decided to place her first-ever bet on the winning couple, putting $10 on the leading contestants, Bryce Dettloff and Trinity Tatum.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Raccoons, like humans, approach new environments with a mixture of caution and curiosity, reflecting their innate capacity to understand multiple threats and opportunities simultaneously.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of curiosity

Noun

Like many a limited series, The Offer faded in our collective memories, its bizarro ’70s pop history a curio of 2022.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2026
The villas are filled with books, instruments, games, curios and thoughtful details that suggest actual living rather than generic hospitality design.

— Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026

Definition of curio

Noun

At rocky spots along the shoreline, pick your way around Asilomar’s tide pools and marvel at the incredible diversity of the marine life within.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
But for music nerds, the real marvel of the Québécois duo Angine de Poitrine is its arrestingly masterful microtonality.

— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026

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