mural

noun

Definition of muralnext
as in painting
a usually large painting that is done directly on the surface of a wall

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Recent Examples of mural Contemporary artist Carlito Dalceggio has also created a series of striking murals for the common areas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Because of this inscription, the hotel had refused to show the mural. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 In 1984, the city commissioned 10 artists from Brockman to paint 10 freeway murals for the Summer Olympics. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Mansion of murals and mirrors Countess di Frasso’s eight-bedroom residence was decorated by interior designer Elsie de Wolfe. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mural
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  1. painting
  2. fresco
  3. canvas
  4. panorama
  5. oil
Noun
  • Family-friendly activities like face-painting, sugar skull workshops, and wellness offerings from community partners such as the Children’s Institute.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlas Group primed viewers to read his documents as unstable, but the later work asks them to contend with shrunken objects, resurrected paintings, and vampires lurking in the archive.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of painting
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  • Resilient and water-resistant, it was used in the Roman times for cisterns, amphoras, aqueducts, as well as underlayers for fresco paintings.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Schlumberger also collected the early, experimental landscape triptych by Paul Cézanne from his famed fresco Paysage romantique aux pêcheurs (1862–64), originally for the artist’s family estate in southern France known as Jas de Bouffan.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fresco
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  • According to the blog post, the Foundation is in the process of replacing the acrylic roof with a more resilient material that more closely resembles Wright’s canvas.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Vansza Authentic Kickdown sneaker combines custom fish artwork by Sage Adams, distressed canvas and a collapsible heel for easy on-and-off wear.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of canvas
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  • Etereo, a sky bar and restaurant whose spectacular 360-degree panorama of the city encompasses the Duomo, Galleria, Castello Sforzesco and the Porta Nuova skyscrapers.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Gerlach, the photographer, began documenting the kitchens in 360-degree panoramas after discovering that existing photographs rarely captured the relationship between their individual components.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of panorama
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  • The latest shudder for stocks in the artificial intelligence industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Iran’s ability to choke off regional oil exports, however, appears to be waning.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of oil

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