objet trouvé

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Noun
  • Arroyo memorializes ordinary buildings at risk of being swept up in the tide of gentrification in Miami through his paintings, while Simmons creates with concrete, fabric, acrylic, found objects and construction debris to form architectural sculptures and mixed media works.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Elsewhere, found objects and Ancient coins become jewels that carry a sense of history, inspired by travel and art.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While some objets d'art are thrifted finds, many are custom made by artists and producers Gelman has found—or who have found Gelman.
    Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
  • Throughout, there are design nods to the building’s former purpose with pleated headboards evoking the folds of judicial robes and legal scales doubling as objets d'art, while the muted color palette feels lifted from a Dutch Old Master.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Longshots like Just Steel and Deposition may lack big wins, but Aaron advises not to overlook them in exotics.
    Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Local and regional car clubs showcase more than 300 rare vehicles, from early collectibles to the latest exotics.
    Laura Daily, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Holy rara avis, Batman!
    Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Noun
  • This long voyage, together with the rarity and beauty of sapphires, must have contributed to its high value.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Despite the relative rarity of myocarditis, the condition has underpinned a campaign by anti-vaccine activists to take the vaccines off the market.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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“Objet trouvé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objet%20trouv%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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