pastels

plural of pastel

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Noun
  • The prize has been building for more than three months without a winner, setting up one of the biggest drawings of the year.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Think rough sketches rather than finished paintings, or first drafts of novels sent to the printers without edits or proofreading.
    Tim Brinkhof, Time, 26 June 2026
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