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also canvass
as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Artwork Whether artwork is an unframed canvas or framed under glass, a lint roller is the wrong choice for removing dust and grime.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
Write For Me helps users draft emails, documents, and notes directly on their current canvas.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Every part is neatly packaged and labeled in its own box with a canvas sleeve to keep it safe from scratches or dust.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
His canvases are populated by allegories.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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Our references ranged from Elizabethan through to Georgian and Victorian, and from paintings and historical dress to contemporary fashion and representations of period costume in 20th-century films.—
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While new doors can cost anywhere from several hundred to thousands of dollars, staining, painting, and weather stripping can be done for under $150, according to O'Reilly.—
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“Canvas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvas. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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