tempera

Definition of temperanext

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Recent Examples of tempera Munch made many different versions of the celebrated work, including one painting (tempera and oil on cardboard), one drawing (crayon on cardboard) and six lithographs. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 The woman watches the late-shift employees trickle out through the double doors, past the window painted with sprawling tempera foliage. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025 The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening. Robb Report, 18 May 2025 A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections. Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tempera
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
Noun
  • The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Ari Hodara, ​a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The chain capitalized on the popularity, releasing a $3 pastel mini tote on April 8, 2025 also flew off the shelves.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Falling somewhere between a fresh pastel and a polished neutral, the hue brings a sense of lightness without sacrificing sophistication.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The watercolor artist recently moved to San Diego from Rhode Island.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Watercolor nails Inspired by Impressionist paintings, watercolor nails put an artistic spin on the season’s texture trend as translucent polishes are swirled together for a diffused finish that feels fluid and expressive.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Proof of rabies, distemper and Bordatella vaccines is required.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Most vets use combination products that include distemper, hepatitis and parvovirus (DHP), then give a separate rabies vaccine (often at the same time as DHP).
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Finish with a protective acrylic clear coat to keep the paint from chipping.
    Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
  • The clear acrylic design gives you a front-row view of visitors, while five ultra-strong suction cups secure it to a window—no drilling or hanging required.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nearly 250,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $2 million in the drawing, the lottery said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing are 12 – 22 – 50 – 51 – 55 with a Mega Ball of 10.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Construction crews building a barrier between the United States and Mexico damaged a 200-foot-long etching of a fish embedded in the land that is thought to be 1,000 years old, according to a report in the Washington Post.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
  • The Washington Post published satellite imagery of the damage along the border, depicting the destruction of a roughly 60-foot portion of the more than 200-foot-long etching.
    Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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