as in painting
a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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The film is fairly gory, and Taccone recently endured his own experience of body horror; while attempting to finish a mural at his home in Connecticut, the director fell from a ladder and shattered his pelvis, leaving him unable to walk for months.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The two-hour interactive event will be a free, all-ages outdoor event near the downtown Prince mural in the city the singer loved.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
As of the end of 2025, the walls of Atlanta feature more than 2,000 murals and sanctioned graffiti pieces.
—Arthur Rudick, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This 470 car parking garage in the 18th and Vine district will eventually feature a mural designed by a local artist.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
The two-hour interactive event will be a free, all-ages outdoor event near the downtown Prince mural in the city the singer loved.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
As of the end of 2025, the walls of Atlanta feature more than 2,000 murals and sanctioned graffiti pieces.
—Arthur Rudick, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
This 470 car parking garage in the 18th and Vine district will eventually feature a mural designed by a local artist.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mural
Noun
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In the painting, a wooden structure fits inside a larger space.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
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Vendors at the Naperville location, which opened in 2020, sold everything from plants and cake mixes to women’s clothing and paintings.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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These assistants might mix paint pigments, stretch canvases and even help fill in certain details on paintings.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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The shuttered mall turned into a canvas for graffiti artists after closing last year.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Every one of the 143 guest rooms offers sweeping panoramas of San Francisco, ensuring that the views are a constant, captivating backdrop throughout a stay.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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With 46 acres of sweeping panoramas and 10 private lodgings, The Yurtopian Dripping Springs provides visitors dawn and dusk views from private rooftop decks.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The conflict in Iran has caused oil prices in Haiti to surge, disrupting critical supply chains, doubling transportation costs and forcing millions of undernourished people to cut back on already scarce meals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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