as in frescoes
a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall
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Recent Examples of murals
Developers plan to work with local artists to create murals and sculptures to decorate the space.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Take for example, traditional architecture or historical design, where ornate fireplace murals and visually prominent walls were common in classical European homes.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
With murals and historical displays, the renovations highlight Fort Worth’s heritage.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The McKim building has served as the library headquarters since 1895, and features murals by the likes of John Singer Sargent and Edwin Austin Abbey.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Benson said people drive past the murals every day but have forgotten their significance.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists have found a wealth of goods that once decorated the lavish residence, including numerous fragments of wall murals.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
The murals are part of the prison’s larger effort to make facilities more humane and the environment calmer.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In Woodward, Oklahoma, there were huge, vivid murals illustrating the settler past of the region in the Cherokee Strip.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Take for example, traditional architecture or historical design, where ornate fireplace murals and visually prominent walls were common in classical European homes.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
With murals and historical displays, the renovations highlight Fort Worth’s heritage.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The McKim building has served as the library headquarters since 1895, and features murals by the likes of John Singer Sargent and Edwin Austin Abbey.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Benson said people drive past the murals every day but have forgotten their significance.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists have found a wealth of goods that once decorated the lavish residence, including numerous fragments of wall murals.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
The murals are part of the prison’s larger effort to make facilities more humane and the environment calmer.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In Woodward, Oklahoma, there were huge, vivid murals illustrating the settler past of the region in the Cherokee Strip.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murals
Noun
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In store, local shoppers can also browse the plein air paintings by Central Virginia artist Leah Doise.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Noir is a quaint coffee shop where white walls are a canvas for paintings by a rotation of local artists.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For his second Sergio Rossi collection, the designer teamed up with British abstract artist Richard Zinon, who created an installation of canvases, turning Sergio Rossi’s showroom into an art gallery for the day.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her canvases are bigger, her audiences larger and her outfits even sparklier.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Clérigos Tower offers one of the best panoramas in the city after a climb of more than 200 steps.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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In particular, TikTokers have posted about the effects of magnesium lotion, oils and sprays to induce sleepiness when used on the bottoms of the feet.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Curly hair is often drier than types 1 and 2 because oils cannot travel as easily down a curly hair shaft.—
Maggie Donahue,
Health,
27 Sep. 2025
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