as in painting
a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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Recent Examples of mural
Down the length of the opposite wall, there’s a mural of Haitian sunsets with rippling layers of blue, pink, and orange.
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Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Paint a retaining wall mural Unleash your inner artist with a retaining wall mural inspired by your backyard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
The intricate wall murals immediately reeled me in, followed by the larger, decorative information boards for the flower displays.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The lower level of the murals include doors and windows, as well as artwork and ink scroll paintings.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Paint a retaining wall mural Unleash your inner artist with a retaining wall mural inspired by your backyard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
The intricate wall murals immediately reeled me in, followed by the larger, decorative information boards for the flower displays.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
The lower level of the murals include doors and windows, as well as artwork and ink scroll paintings.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mural
Noun
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Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kanye's previous paintings have exhibited a running theme of smiling and joy throughout, Silva said.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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While early voting and mail-in ballots received before Election Day are processed and posted on election night, vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day, along with provisional ballots, are counted during the official canvass period within 30 days after the election.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2025
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The decline comes as Democrats’ ideological wings fight over the best tactics to counter Trump, which, combined with raw political ambition, makes the emerging Democratic 2028 field a wide-open electoral canvass.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are covered in 70-year-old fresco murals painted by artists in the 1950s.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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His second thought was the that fresco needed some love.—
Clara Vannucci,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Dirty, creased, scuffed—each pair is a living canvas for the person wearing them.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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This technique provides you with a workable canvas, scaled to the size of your image files, and thus will preserve the resolution.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Lightning bolts of red were flashing out of the cloud line and creating a beautiful panorama against the backdrop of black.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Along with being surrounded by the dazzling panorama of rare orchids, tropical plants, herbs and fruit trees for sale by local and international vendors, the festival includes food and drink vendors, art, live music and lectures on orchid care and gardening.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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His country has emerged as one of the biggest purchasers of Russian oil since the start of the Ukraine war.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The theory behind the method is that many skin-care products can strip the skin of its natural oils, disrupt its pH balance, and alter its natural microbiome.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Mural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mural. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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