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Recent Examples of watercolor
The building was designed by California artist Millard Sheets, who became prominent for painting scenes with watercolor before Home Savings and Loan contracted him to design their buildings throughout Southern California in the 1950s.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Charbonneau shared a watercolor sketch of the arc to X last month.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, partner at architectural firm Harrison Design, shared a watercolor rendering of the arc in early September.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
In her TikTok video, Campbell threw in a crossword book, camera, watercolor set, paper planner, and knitting supplies.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Charbonneau shared a watercolor sketch of the arc to X last month.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, partner at architectural firm Harrison Design, shared a watercolor rendering of the arc in early September.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
In her TikTok video, Campbell threw in a crossword book, camera, watercolor set, paper planner, and knitting supplies.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercolor
Noun
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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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Humidors are usually made using acrylic, glass or wood to replicate the Caribbean climate.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s not just because of the City or Wall Street, the West End or Broadway, the green lawns of Wimbledon or the bright blue acrylic of Flushing Meadows.—
Sadiq Khan,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pastel hues are broken up at the bottom of this pair with burgundy rubber below the shoe’s signature Abzorb SBS cushioning pods.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Snag it in one of 32 different colors, including cozy neutrals and pretty pastels.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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