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murals

noun

plural of mural

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 Mansion of murals and mirrors Countess di Frasso’s eight-bedroom residence was decorated by interior designer Elsie de Wolfe. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 The interior features wood, leather finishes, moody tones, marble countertops and sports murals line the walls. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Additional initiatives, including 15 new Olympic and Paralympic murals and disability arts celebrations, depend on further funding. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The artists who made the murals, for the museum campus and around the neighborhood of Wynwood, include ATOMIK, Tatiana Suarez, Askew One, DENIAL, FAILE, Gons and Audet, Lady AIKO, Queen Andrea, Ron English, and Tristan Eaton. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The compact coastal town is known for its whitewashed medina, brightly painted murals and imposing Portuguese-era ramparts overlooking the ocean. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Renderings show a brown building and a white building that are irregularly shaped and accented with colorful murals and awnings. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Whimsical, feminine interiors wrapped in custom murals by English artist and designer Luke Edward Hall heighten the sense of theatricality, as does the build-your-own sundae trolley. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The history of murals in Sacramento starts with the Royal Chicano Air Force. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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Plush carpeting, touches of turquoise in a largely eggshell-forward palette, tasteful landscape paintings that border on abstract, and spacious private balconies make up the subtle suite design, allaying any worries of dowdy beach resort decor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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Pollock used a barn on the property to work on his enormous canvases, while Krasner painted first in the kitchen and then in a small, upstairs bedroom.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
At Deering Estate, blue canvases stretch across a waterfront lawn, others extend among mango trees, while still more create a canvas shelter large enough for visitors to step inside.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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The Forêt du Dom hike is a five- to six-hour loop through centuries-old cork oaks, while the sporty Les Hauts de Bormes trail delivers breathtaking coastal panoramas.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2026
Three Fall Must-Dos Take in one of the best fall color panoramas at Brockway Mountain Lookout along Brockway Mountain Drive, linking Copper Harbor and Eagle Harbor, about an hour’s drive north from Houghton.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026

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Vapor rubs containing combinations of camphor, eucalyptus and menthol oils may provide some relief for nighttime cough and cold symptoms when applied to the chest and neck.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
In time, the elements caused the metal to transform into a bright white-lead carbonate, which could be ground into a powder and mixed with oils and resin to make paint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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