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For example, a fresco of Thecla – along with her mother and Paul – is depicted in a fifth- or sixth-century grotto just outside of Ephesus, an important city both in the Roman Empire and in early Christianity.
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Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Giménez of Borja, a small town in northwest Spain, became a viral star in 2012 when photos of her restoration of a 1930s fresco at her local church were published.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Soon tepary beans with queso fresco and fresh green chiltepín peppers follow.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Creative families can bond over mosaic or fresco-painting workshops, while adventurers can try gladiator training.
—Carolyn Ryberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
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Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Giménez of Borja, a small town in northwest Spain, became a viral star in 2012 when photos of her restoration of a 1930s fresco at her local church were published.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Soon tepary beans with queso fresco and fresh green chiltepín peppers follow.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Creative families can bond over mosaic or fresco-painting workshops, while adventurers can try gladiator training.
—Carolyn Ryberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fresco
Noun
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Inside a new Chicago Public Library branch, a 70-foot mural depicts literary figures including Walt Whitman and James Baldwin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Inside a new Chicago Public Library branch, a 70-foot mural depicts literary figures, including Walt Whitman and James Baldwin.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Baer beautifully evokes paintings inspired by the work of outsider artist Henry Darger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Adam and Eve After Cranach, 1971, an acrylic diptych modeled on Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1526 painting of the titular couple.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Passengers can expect jaw-dropping scenery throughout the journey, from towering evergreens and pristine glacial lakes to panoramas of the Rocky Mountains.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Chipmunks chitter around the bald summit as travelers marvel at the vast panorama unfurling at their feet.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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The Scolding, 1965, a claustrophobic portrait of jaundiced and blotchy figures watching a contretemps, has some of the unsettling atmosphere of James Ensor’s 1890 canvas The Intrigue, in which a clutch of masked figures presses in on the viewer.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Undoubtedly Oslo’s most attractive contemporary hangout for summer, watching color-shifting cloudscapes and islands blur like a Munch canvas from the rooftop terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Budget travel is a hot topic these days, with surging oil prices and the closure of Spirit Airlines.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Officials at the Air Resources Board then spent the last several months drafting and revising the plan voted on this week, which received considerable feedback from oil and gas companies, environmental groups, lobbyists and lawmakers all jockeying for different priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Fresco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fresco. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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