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
On the mural, Pacho, 24, is pictured next to Messi, who is widely considered the best soccer player of all-time.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The store, ornate with lively murals that extend down two sides of the shop, sits at the corner of Chandler and Cahuenga Boulevards in North Hollywood and is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest bookstores.
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Daily News,
19 June 2026
Our kids each have a mural in their bedroom.
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Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
The store, ornate with lively murals that extend down two sides of the shop, sits at the corner of Chandler and Cahuenga Boulevards in North Hollywood and is one of Southern California’s largest and oldest bookstores.
—
Daily News,
19 June 2026
Our kids each have a mural in their bedroom.
—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mural
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The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life.
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The missing painting was reported to police and logged with the Art Loss Register shortly after its theft.
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The seven tracks on their first LP together are largely instrumental and instinctive, building a pivotal series of Miami recording sessions into a fresco of outsider rock, ambient, and avant-garde arrangement.
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV.
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Hence shirt jackets and safari jackets in linen and leather came to the fore, as did denim Bermudas, linen polos and lots of lifestyle knits amid its more formal, full-canvas tailoring — styled with a loosened tie.
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Dress the duo down with sneakers and a canvas tote bag, or dress it up with platform slides and chunky hoop earrings.
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.
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Roman’s large field of view would be able to capture the same panorama with only two, according to NASA.
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The increase in oil prices has also affected diesel and fertilizer prices, creating a ripple effect through several sectors, including agriculture.
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The tanker was carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil near the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said.
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“Mural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mural. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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