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
Looking east at one of the facilities, bright murals stretch halfway up the buildings, depicting a military scene and video game characters.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The mural immediately went viral, being shared on all corners of social media.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Across from the bar is a 40-foot long mural of people who have changed the world — depicted from the vantage point of the bartender.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
The private dining room, which seats up to 20, features a mural by Detroiter Ryan Herberholz depicting Ford and his three pals.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The mural immediately went viral, being shared on all corners of social media.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Across from the bar is a 40-foot long mural of people who have changed the world — depicted from the vantage point of the bartender.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
The private dining room, which seats up to 20, features a mural by Detroiter Ryan Herberholz depicting Ford and his three pals.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mural
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Erik also threw himself into painting, becoming a skilled artist, producing intricate oil paintings and contributing to murals across the prison yard.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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In 2020, Van Gogh Institute director Wouter van der Veen learned of the plot of land after comparing an early 20th-century image that matched the roots in Van Gogh’s painting to the work itself, which was created in the the days before his suicide in a nearby wheat field.—
Angelica Villa for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2025
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While early voting and mail-in ballots received before Election Day are processed and posted on election night, vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day, along with provisional ballots, are counted during the official canvass period within 30 days after the election.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2025
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The decline comes as Democrats’ ideological wings fight over the best tactics to counter Trump, which, combined with raw political ambition, makes the emerging Democratic 2028 field a wide-open electoral canvass.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Buddhist frescoes represent human archetypes, similar to Greek myths in classical Western culture.—
Jim Halterman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Spirited sophistication flourishes within its walls: an Ai Weiwei triptych hangs under a ceiling covered in original frescoes, and in my room, rosy-pink Gucci wallpaper depicted herons and dragonflies.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps a representation of a sleeping Pablo Picasso and his second wife Jacqueline (nee Roque), the monumental canvas conveys passion and drama, illustrating how the muse is intrinsic to the artist’s oeuvre.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The purse was dropped in stores in January in three sizes and several leather or canvas options.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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National Geographic produced the film, and the family’s trip is perfectly in line with that brand’s hunger for vivid, glossy, full-color panoramas.—
Andrew Leland,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2025
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Time-lapse mode can take multiple frames across a set period, and Pano mode can generate a bunch of images for stitching together into a – potentially gigapixel – panorama.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the rubble of Thursday and Friday’s market, there were two possible bright spots: plummeting oil prices and sinking bond yields.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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The loss to the economy is like if all oil prices doubled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Mural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mural. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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