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a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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Recent Examples of murals
During the 1930s and '40s, artists like Glenn Shaw and Elizabeth Olds created murals that reflected American life, including the struggles of the working-class people like miners and steel workers.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The group brought 17 girls from the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley together at local community gardens and historic murals, like Judy Baca’s Great Wall of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, continue to enjoy some support in Venezuela, with murals and billboards across Caracas demanding their return.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
The project began as a simple sound-and-light upgrade last August but became a massive historic preservation effort after workers discovered 1950s-era murals depicting the history of flight, from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Renaissance glider to Clipper planes flown by Pan Am.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, continue to enjoy some support in Venezuela, with murals and billboards across the capital, Caracas, demanding their return.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The renaming comes as cities and counties across California take similar steps to address murals, buildings, statues and other public areas that feature Chavez's name and image.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Old Sacramento's wooden sidewalks and riverfront warehouses nod to the city's 19th-century origins, while Midtown's murals, galleries, and music venues give the capital a distinctly modern cultural pulse.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The late labor leader has been honored in Orange County with a park in Santa Ana and inclusion in multiple murals of the Chicano movement and community achievements.
—Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The group brought 17 girls from the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley together at local community gardens and historic murals, like Judy Baca’s Great Wall of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, continue to enjoy some support in Venezuela, with murals and billboards across Caracas demanding their return.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
The project began as a simple sound-and-light upgrade last August but became a massive historic preservation effort after workers discovered 1950s-era murals depicting the history of flight, from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Renaissance glider to Clipper planes flown by Pan Am.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, continue to enjoy some support in Venezuela, with murals and billboards across the capital, Caracas, demanding their return.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The renaming comes as cities and counties across California take similar steps to address murals, buildings, statues and other public areas that feature Chavez's name and image.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Old Sacramento's wooden sidewalks and riverfront warehouses nod to the city's 19th-century origins, while Midtown's murals, galleries, and music venues give the capital a distinctly modern cultural pulse.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The late labor leader has been honored in Orange County with a park in Santa Ana and inclusion in multiple murals of the Chicano movement and community achievements.
—Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murals
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The splendid Nezu Museum houses a collection of Asian art and antiquities ranging from paintings to samurai swords, with a traditional tea room and beautiful grounds to explore, too.—
Stephen Kelly,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rubens’s twenty-four paintings about the life of Marie de’ Medici tell an epic chronological story.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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The gallery hummed with the ideal number and mix of people—reverent Sherald fans, art students in statement glasses, and little kids rushing up to the massive canvases and screaming in delight.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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For more wonderful panoramas of the Douro river, nip over to Arco Das Verdades – a small, friendly wine bar with a decent selection of traditional Portuguese nibbles.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
19 Mar. 2026
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Нe used a triangulation method, identifying distinctive features in Luna 9’s original 1966 ground-level panoramas—two distant hills, specific boulders and an ejecta streak—and matched them with topographic data from the LRO’s laser altimeter.—
Ilya Ferapontov,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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While serums and minoxidil address the follicle directly, scalp oils target the broader environment where healthy hair growth begins.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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These oils are rich in naturally occurring aromatic compounds that support relaxation, focus, skin cleansing and even natural home cleaning.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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