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
  • For high-profile travelers, specifically, the appeal lies in the rarity and rawness of the experience.
    Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But actually finding these fossils is a rarity.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its bottle itself is a veritable objet d’art — adorned by daisies almost as delicate as the scent concoction found inside.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 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
  • Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ambitious missions to look down on our planet, explore the wonders of our star's domain, or venture into the interstellar realm beyond it.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The property also serves as a basecamp to the wonders of Olympic National Park, with easy access to Sol Duc Falls, where water thunders over mossy rock, and the pristine, glacially carved Lake Crescent.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 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
  • Since their inception, the Wood Brothers have created a unique artistic world that combines Oliver’s deep love of rock, blues, and folk with Chris’ passion for jazz, classical, and improvisation, all aligning with the steadfast anchor of Rix’s percussive talents and sonic curiosity.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists have been exploring these icy forms for over a century, not just for curiosity, but to understand how water behaves in extreme environments, including places where alien life might exist.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Founded in 1962, the museum highlights 200 years of canal history through interactive exhibits, original artifacts, and engaging programs that explore how this engineering marvel shaped New York’s communities and culture, past and present.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Kiss was especially popular in the mid-1970s, selling tens of millions of albums and licensing its iconic look to become a marketing marvel.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Found object.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found%20object. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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