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pastels

noun

plural of pastel
as in watercolors

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  1. drawings
  2. sketches
Noun
  • His paintings and drawings played understudy to his other roles.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The drawings render shamanic visions, fragments of the cosmos, and other entities as images.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • Cut sketches include one in which Mitchell and Webb play English Civil War re-enactors who have grown bored of their roles and recreate a conflict between government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a rebel militia.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That show includes animation and sketches as well as absurdist act-outs and character portraits, like Patel’s parody of one-man shows.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sketches
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“Pastels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastels. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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