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Recent Examples of watercolor
They’re rendered in a clean, strong outline against a watercolor background.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Each piece is stabilized by Verona marble stops and is carefully hand-painted, first with a brush and then by cloth, creating a delicate watercolor effect that renders each screen as one-of-a-kind.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Hence my recent obsession with watercolor.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Encourage their creativity with this adorably compact and portable watercolor paint set.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Each piece is stabilized by Verona marble stops and is carefully hand-painted, first with a brush and then by cloth, creating a delicate watercolor effect that renders each screen as one-of-a-kind.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Hence my recent obsession with watercolor.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Encourage their creativity with this adorably compact and portable watercolor paint set.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watercolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercolor
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Made with gouache and pencil on paper, the work depicts a guitar and several everyday objects, including a bottle and a folded sheet of paper, arranged on a table in soft brown and gray tones.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Equally damning are the quantities of fossil fuels used to produce synthetic garments made from polyester, nylon or acrylic.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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The transparent, acrylic-looking design blends in with your wall, minimizing visual clutter while making items much easier to find.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sunrise yoga There’s a moment, right before the sun lifts, when the sky fills with strips of pastel, a warm-up.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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This new coated canvas comes in the historic dark brown color and four pastel shades.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.—
Camila Hennessy,
Vogue,
5 July 2017
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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercolor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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